Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 042229
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT THU APR 04 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 58 354 PM 89 1929 58 0 76
MINIMUM 30 542 AM 13 1881 37 -7 44
1899
AVERAGE 44 47 -3 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.16 1947 0.10 -0.10 0.72
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.39 -0.06 0.72
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 2.56 0.15 2.05
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 4.98 0.06 5.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.7 1977 0.0 0.0 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 21 18 3 5
MONTH TO DATE 81 74 7 52
SINCE MAR 1 697 870 -173 894
SINCE JUL 1 4563 5663 -1100 5483
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 600 AM
LOWEST 33 400 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 86 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 745 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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