148  
CDUS43 KDMX 150710  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
210 AM CDT MON APR 15 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 88R 330 PM 87 2003 62 26 83  
2006  
MINIMUM 59 619 AM 19 1907 40 19 54  
AVERAGE 74 51 23 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.43 2012 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.57 -1.04 0.73  
SINCE MAR 1 2.91 3.74 -0.83 2.06  
SINCE JAN 1 5.24 6.16 -0.92 5.71  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.8 1949 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.7 -0.2 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.1 -4.3 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.8 -0.8 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 0  
MONTH TO DATE 176 235 -59 137  
SINCE MAR 1 792 1031 -239 979  
SINCE JUL 1 4658 5824 -1166 5568  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 0 9 4  
MONTH TO DATE 9 0 9 16  
SINCE MAR 1 9 2 7 16  
SINCE JAN 1 9 2 7 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 700 AM  
LOWEST 16 600 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 15 2024.........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 757 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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