906  
CDUS43 KDMX 110637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT THU APR 11 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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 75 315 PM 92 1930 60 15 72  
MINIMUM 43 343 AM 20 1989 39 4 45  
AVERAGE 59 49 10 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 1887 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 1.06 -0.58 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.86 3.23 -0.37 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.19 5.65 -0.46 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.8 1997 0.0 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 6 16 -10 6  
MONTH TO DATE 154 175 -21 137  
SINCE MAR 1 770 971 -201 979  
SINCE JUL 1 4636 5764 -1128 5568  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 400 AM  
LOWEST 22 400 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 87 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 11 2024.........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT  
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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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