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CDUS43 KDMX 292227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT MON APR 29 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 68 349 PM 92 1910 67 1 59  
MINIMUM 47 522 AM 24 1958 46 1 39  
AVERAGE 58 56 2 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.71 1984 0.17 -0.17 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 2.39 3.85 -1.46 2.54  
SINCE MAR 1 4.77 6.02 -1.25 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 7.10 8.44 -1.34 7.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.0 1907 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 7 10 -3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 303 413 -110 372  
SINCE MAR 1 919 1209 -290 1214  
SINCE JUL 1 4785 6002 -1217 5803  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 44 400 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 29 1903  
1908  
 
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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