Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 AM CDT TUE APR 02 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 49 135 PM 87 2003 57 -8 52
MINIMUM 42 1159 PM 11 1881 36 6 32
AVERAGE 46 46 0 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.07 0.96 1897 0.10 -0.03 T
1920
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.10 -0.03 T
SINCE MAR 1 2.45 2.27 0.18 1.33
SINCE JAN 1 4.78 4.69 0.09 4.98
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1979 0.1 -0.1 0.1
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 4.5 -4.2 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 35.2 -0.7 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 19 19 0 23
MONTH TO DATE 19 19 0 23
SINCE MAR 1 635 815 -180 865
SINCE JUL 1 4501 5608 -1107 5454
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 100 PM
LOWEST 83 100 AM
AVERAGE 90
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 1981
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 2 2024.........SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT
APRIL 3 2024.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 743 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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