969  
CDUS43 KDMX 262238  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
538 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 61 359 PM 89 1987 66 -5 63  
1989  
MINIMUM 49 629 AM 25 1907 44 5 39  
AVERAGE 55 55 0 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.22 2.68 2009 0.16 0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 3.34 -1.77 2.48  
SINCE MAR 1 3.95 5.51 -1.56 3.81  
SINCE JAN 1 6.28 7.93 -1.65 7.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1967 0.0 0.0 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 10 0 14  
MONTH TO DATE 299 383 -84 344  
SINCE MAR 1 915 1179 -264 1186  
SINCE JUL 1 4781 5972 -1191 5775  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 PM  
LOWEST 50 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1981  
1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 26 2024.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT  
APRIL 27 2024.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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