792  
CDUS43 KDMX 210629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT SUN APR 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 50 408 PM 86 1980 64 -14 62  
1987  
MINIMUM 33 603 AM 21 1888 42 -9 42  
AVERAGE 42 53 -11 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 1893 0.15 -0.15 0.65  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.41 -1.06 2.47  
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 4.58 -0.85 3.80  
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 7.00 -0.94 7.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1959 0.0 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 23 12 11 13  
MONTH TO DATE 239 315 -76 225  
SINCE MAR 1 855 1111 -256 1067  
SINCE JUL 1 4721 5904 -1183 5656  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 600 AM  
LOWEST 39 600 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 91 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT  
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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