080  
CDUS43 KDMX 270629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 67 1029 PM 89 1987 66 1 63  
1989  
MINIMUM 49 629 AM 25 1907 44 5 39  
AVERAGE 58 55 3 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.67 2.68 2009 0.16 0.51 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 3.34 -1.32 2.48  
SINCE MAR 1 4.40 5.51 -1.11 3.81  
SINCE JAN 1 6.73 7.93 -1.20 7.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 7 10 -3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 296 383 -87 344  
SINCE MAR 1 912 1179 -267 1186  
SINCE JUL 1 4778 5972 -1194 5775  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1981  
1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 27 2024.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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