578  
CDUS43 KDMX 060648  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
148 AM CDT SAT APR 06 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 58 348 PM 86 2000 58 0 46  
MINIMUM 30 520 AM 16 1982 37 -7 30  
AVERAGE 44 48 -4 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1965 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.50 -0.17 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 2.67 0.04 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 5.09 -0.05 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.6 1982 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.7 -3.9 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.4 -0.4 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 21 18 3 27  
MONTH TO DATE 102 92 10 79  
SINCE MAR 1 718 888 -170 921  
SINCE JUL 1 4584 5681 -1097 5510  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 600 AM  
LOWEST 34 400 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 88 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 10 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 6 2024.........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT  
APRIL 7 2024.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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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