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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 80 305 PM 92 1926 67 13 56
MINIMUM 49 349 AM 29 1903 46 3 40
1908
AVERAGE 65 56 9 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 2.58 1986 0.17 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 4.02 -1.62 2.54
SINCE MAR 1 4.78 6.19 -1.41 3.87
SINCE JAN 1 7.11 8.61 -1.50 7.52
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 1.0 1960 0.0 MM 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 9 -9 17
MONTH TO DATE 303 422 -119 389
SINCE MAR 1 919 1218 -299 1231
SINCE JUL 1 4785 6011 -1226 5820
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 18 10 8 16
SINCE MAR 1 18 12 6 16
SINCE JAN 1 18 12 6 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 300 AM
LOWEST 41 300 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1887
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1909
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 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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