756  
CDUS43 KDMX 112245  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
545 PM CDT THU APR 11 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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 60 1213 AM 87 1930 61 -1 79  
MINIMUM 46 636 AM 20 1940 39 7 50  
AVERAGE 53 50 3 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 2.00 2005 0.12 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.18 -0.65 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.91 3.35 -0.44 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.24 5.77 -0.53 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 4.1 2007 0.1 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.6 -0.1 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.0 -4.2 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.7 -0.7 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 16 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 166 191 -25 137  
SINCE MAR 1 782 987 -205 979  
SINCE JUL 1 4648 5780 -1132 5568  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 PM  
LOWEST 42 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 87 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 18 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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