204  
CDUS43 KDMX 220640  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT MON APR 22 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 63 500 PM 91 1980 64 -1 49  
MINIMUM 31 416 AM 24 1966 43 -12 35  
AVERAGE 47 53 -6 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.66 1984 0.15 -0.15 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.56 -1.21 2.47  
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 4.73 -1.00 3.80  
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 7.15 -1.09 7.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1918 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 1.0 -0.5 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.4 -4.6 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 36.1 -1.1 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 12 6 23  
MONTH TO DATE 257 327 -70 248  
SINCE MAR 1 873 1123 -250 1090  
SINCE JUL 1 4739 5916 -1177 5679  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 400 AM  
LOWEST 19 500 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 93 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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