575  
CDUS43 KDMX 132227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT SAT APR 13 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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 85 158 PM 89 1883 61 24 83  
2006  
MINIMUM 44 552 AM 11 1881 40 4 56  
AVERAGE 65 50 15 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.69 2014 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.44 -0.91 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.91 3.61 -0.70 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.24 6.03 -0.79 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.3 1952 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 0 15 -15 0  
MONTH TO DATE 176 221 -45 137  
SINCE MAR 1 792 1017 -225 979  
SINCE JUL 1 4658 5810 -1152 5568  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 5  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 12  
SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 12  
SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 56 400 AM  
LOWEST 28 200 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 2003  
2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 19 1907  
 
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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