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CDUS43 KDMX 240627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 70 235 PM 85 1990 65 5 51  
MINIMUM 49 433 AM 25 1956 43 6 29  
AVERAGE 60 54 6 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.95 1897 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.86 -1.51 2.47  
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 5.03 -1.30 3.80  
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 7.45 -1.39 7.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.9 1967 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 5 12 -7 25  
MONTH TO DATE 271 351 -80 300  
SINCE MAR 1 887 1147 -260 1142  
SINCE JUL 1 4753 5940 -1187 5731  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 600 AM  
LOWEST 24 100 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 24 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
APRIL 25 2024.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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