713  
CDUS43 KDMX 222234  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
534 PM CDT MON APR 22 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 71 308 PM 93 1980 64 7 42  
MINIMUM 41 532 AM 26 1986 43 -2 33  
AVERAGE 56 54 2 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.56 1950 0.15 -0.15 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.71 -1.36 2.47  
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 4.88 -1.15 3.80  
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 7.30 -1.24 7.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1992 0.0 0.0 T  
2023  
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  
TODAY 9 12 -3 27  
MONTH TO DATE 266 339 -73 275  
SINCE MAR 1 882 1135 -253 1117  
SINCE JUL 1 4748 5928 -1180 5706  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 53 600 AM  
LOWEST 30 300 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 85 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1956  
 
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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