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CDUS43 KDMX 280638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT SUN APR 28 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 77 113 PM 88 1981 66 11 71  
1989  
MINIMUM 57 532 AM 28 1950 45 12 44  
AVERAGE 67 55 12 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.14 1.64 1990 0.17 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 3.51 -1.35 2.48  
SINCE MAR 1 4.54 5.68 -1.14 3.81  
SINCE JAN 1 6.87 8.10 -1.23 7.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1917 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2017  
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 0 10 -10 7  
MONTH TO DATE 296 393 -97 351  
SINCE MAR 1 912 1189 -277 1193  
SINCE JUL 1 4778 5982 -1204 5782  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 0 18 16  
SINCE MAR 1 18 2 16 16  
SINCE JAN 1 18 2 16 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 800 PM  
LOWEST 57 100 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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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