762  
CDUS43 KDMX 122226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT FRI APR 12 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 68 224 PM 87 1916 61 7 84  
MINIMUM 42 618 AM 18 1940 39 3 60  
AVERAGE 55 50 5 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.93 1909 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.31 -0.78 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.91 3.48 -0.57 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.24 5.90 -0.66 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.5 1997 0.0 0.0 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 15 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 176 206 -30 137  
SINCE MAR 1 792 1002 -210 979  
SINCE JUL 1 4658 5795 -1137 5568  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 7  
SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 7  
SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 7    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 700 AM  
LOWEST 22 400 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 89 1883  
2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 11 1881  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
APRIL 13 2024.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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