012  
CDUS43 KDMX 160630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 82 407 PM 87 2002 62 20 60  
MINIMUM 54 358 AM 20 1928 40 14 38  
AVERAGE 68 51 17 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.85 1982 0.13 -0.13 0.40  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.70 -1.17 1.13  
SINCE MAR 1 2.91 3.87 -0.96 2.46  
SINCE JAN 1 5.24 6.29 -1.05 6.11  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.9 1947 0.0 0.0 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 16  
MONTH TO DATE 176 249 -73 153  
SINCE MAR 1 792 1045 -253 995  
SINCE JUL 1 4658 5838 -1180 5584  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 0 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 0 12 16  
SINCE MAR 1 12 2 10 16  
SINCE JAN 1 12 2 10 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 38 400 AM  
LOWEST 16 400 PM  
AVERAGE 27  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1898  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1905  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 758 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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