455  
CDUS43 KDMX 192227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 58 359 PM 86 1987 63 -5 77  
MINIMUM 33 531 AM 21 2022 42 -9 53  
AVERAGE 46 52 -6 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.29 1959 0.14 -0.14 0.63  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.26 -0.91 1.82  
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 4.43 -0.70 3.15  
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 6.85 -0.79 6.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.7 1959 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.9 -0.4 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.3 -4.5 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 36.0 -1.0 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 19 13 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 216 303 -87 212  
SINCE MAR 1 832 1099 -267 1054  
SINCE JUL 1 4698 5892 -1194 5643  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 600 AM  
LOWEST 27 400 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1980  
1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 1888  
 
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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