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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT APR 13 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 68 224 PM 87 1916 61 7 84
MINIMUM 42 618 AM 18 1940 39 3 60
AVERAGE 55 50 5 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 13.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 89 1883
2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 11 1881
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 13 2024.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
APRIL 14 2024.........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 755 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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