518  
CDUS43 KDMX 070630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SUN APR 07 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 61 353 PM 88 1991 59 2 54  
MINIMUM 37 624 AM 10 1982 37 0 25  
AVERAGE 49 48 1 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.56 1938 0.11 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 0.61 -0.24 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.75 2.78 -0.03 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.08 5.20 -0.12 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 2003 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.8 -4.0 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.5 -0.5 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 17 -1 25  
MONTH TO DATE 118 109 9 104  
SINCE MAR 1 734 905 -171 946  
SINCE JUL 1 4600 5698 -1098 5535  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 500 AM  
LOWEST 32 500 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 83 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 16 1936  
2007  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 7 2024.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
APRIL 8 2024.........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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