Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT MON APR 22 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 63 500 PM 91 1980 64 -1 49
MINIMUM 31 416 AM 24 1966 43 -12 35
AVERAGE 47 53 -6 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.66 1984 0.15 -0.15 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.56 -1.21 2.47
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 4.73 -1.00 3.80
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 7.15 -1.09 7.45
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1918 0.1 -0.1 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 1.0 -0.5 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.4 -4.6 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 36.1 -1.1 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 18 12 6 23
MONTH TO DATE 257 327 -70 248
SINCE MAR 1 873 1123 -250 1090
SINCE JUL 1 4739 5916 -1177 5679
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 400 AM
LOWEST 19 500 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 93 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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