548  
CDUS43 KDMX 242230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT WED APR 24 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 67 350 PM 89 1989 65 2 63  
MINIMUM 43 301 AM 24 1967 44 -1 35  
AVERAGE 55 54 1 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.46 1897 0.16 -0.16 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 3.02 -1.67 2.48  
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 5.19 -1.46 3.81  
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 7.61 -1.55 7.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1910 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 1.1 -0.6 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.5 -4.7 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 36.2 -1.2 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 11 -1 16  
MONTH TO DATE 281 362 -81 316  
SINCE MAR 1 897 1158 -261 1158  
SINCE JUL 1 4763 5951 -1188 5747  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 600 AM  
LOWEST 27 400 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 90 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1934  
 
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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