834  
CDUS43 KDMX 092227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT TUE APR 09 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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 68 342 PM 86 1977 60 8 72  
MINIMUM 38 543 AM 19 1928 38 0 45  
1997  
AVERAGE 53 49 4 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.54 1919 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.95 -0.47 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.86 3.12 -0.26 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.19 5.54 -0.35 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 90.0 2021 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.9 -4.1 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.6 -0.6 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 16 -4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 148 159 -11 131  
SINCE MAR 1 764 955 -191 973  
SINCE JUL 1 4630 5748 -1118 5562  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 300 AM  
LOWEST 28 300 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 92 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1989  
 
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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