Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 032228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT WED APR 03 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 55 325 PM 87 2011 58 -3 57
MINIMUM 36 644 AM 9 1975 36 0 43
AVERAGE 46 47 -1 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.93 1945 0.10 -0.10 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.29 0.04 T
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 2.46 0.25 1.33
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 4.88 0.16 4.98
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 3.9 1950 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.6 -3.8 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.3 -0.3 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 19 18 1 15
MONTH TO DATE 60 56 4 47
SINCE MAR 1 676 852 -176 889
SINCE JUL 1 4542 5645 -1103 5478
COOLING
TODAY 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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 1200 AM
LOWEST 31 400 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 89 1929
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 13 1881
1899
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 3 2024.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 744 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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