604  
CDUS43 KDMX 190631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 56 449 PM 90 1985 63 -7 65  
MINIMUM 40 1159 PM 20 1983 41 -1 37  
AVERAGE 48 52 -4 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.35 2.55 1991 0.14 0.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.12 -0.77 1.19  
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 4.29 -0.56 2.52  
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 6.71 -0.65 6.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.3 1939 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.8 -0.3 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.2 -4.4 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.9 -0.9 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 13 4 14  
MONTH TO DATE 197 290 -93 212  
SINCE MAR 1 813 1086 -273 1054  
SINCE JUL 1 4679 5879 -1200 5643  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 16  
SINCE MAR 1 16 2 14 16  
SINCE JAN 1 16 2 14 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 800 AM  
LOWEST 48 700 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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