649  
CDUS43 KDMX 072230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT SUN APR 07 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 68 359 PM 83 2020 59 9 67  
MINIMUM 46 632 AM 16 1936 38 8 37  
2007  
AVERAGE 57 48 9 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.15 1.22 2011 0.12 0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 0.73 -0.21 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.90 2.90 0.00 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.23 5.32 -0.09 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.2 1982 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 8 17 -9 13  
MONTH TO DATE 126 126 0 117  
SINCE MAR 1 742 922 -180 959  
SINCE JUL 1 4608 5715 -1107 5548  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 200 AM  
LOWEST 29 400 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 87 1887  
1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1928  
1972  
 
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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