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CDUS43 KDMX 090630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT TUE APR 09 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 67 520 PM 87 1887 60 7 70  
1931  
MINIMUM 43 620 AM 20 1928 38 5 43  
1972  
AVERAGE 55 49 6 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.17 1904 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.84 -0.36 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.86 3.01 -0.15 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.19 5.43 -0.24 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1973 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  
YESTERDAY 10 17 -7 8  
MONTH TO DATE 136 143 -7 125  
SINCE MAR 1 752 939 -187 967  
SINCE JUL 1 4618 5732 -1114 5556  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 600 AM  
LOWEST 31 600 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 86 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 19 1928  
1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 9 2024.........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
APRIL 10 2024.........SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 750 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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