913  
CDUS43 KDMX 290634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT MON APR 29 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 70 242 PM 91 1910 66 4 71  
MINIMUM 59 1159 PM 30 1950 45 14 49  
AVERAGE 65 56 9 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.23 3.80 1974 0.17 0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.39 3.68 -1.29 2.48  
SINCE MAR 1 4.77 5.85 -1.08 3.81  
SINCE JAN 1 7.10 8.27 -1.17 7.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.2 1950 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 1.2 -0.7 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.6 -4.8 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 36.3 -1.3 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 10 -10 5  
MONTH TO DATE 296 403 -107 356  
SINCE MAR 1 912 1199 -287 1198  
SINCE JUL 1 4778 5992 -1214 5787  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 63 100 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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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