Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT WED APR 24 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 67 350 PM 89 1989 65 2 63
MINIMUM 43 301 AM 24 1967 44 -1 35
AVERAGE 55 54 1 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.46 1897 0.16 -0.16 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 3.02 -1.67 2.48
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 5.19 -1.46 3.81
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 7.61 -1.55 7.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1910 0.1 -0.1 0.0
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
TODAY 10 11 -1 16
MONTH TO DATE 281 362 -81 316
SINCE MAR 1 897 1158 -261 1158
SINCE JUL 1 4763 5951 -1188 5747
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 16
SINCE MAR 1 16 2 14 16
SINCE JAN 1 16 2 14 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 600 AM
LOWEST 27 400 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 90 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1934
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
APRIL 25 2024.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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