741  
CDUS43 KDMX 010627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.16 2.58 1986 0.17 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 4.02 -1.47 2.54  
SINCE MAR 1 4.93 6.19 -1.26 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 7.26 8.61 -1.35 7.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1960 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 PM  
LOWEST 31 700 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1887  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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