Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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 60 1213 AM 87 1930 61 -1 79
MINIMUM 46 1159 PM 20 1940 39 7 50
AVERAGE 53 50 3 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.05 2.00 2005 0.12 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.18 -0.65 0.72
SINCE MAR 1 2.91 3.35 -0.44 2.05
SINCE JAN 1 5.24 5.77 -0.53 5.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 2007 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.6 -0.1 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.0 -4.2 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.7 -0.7 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 12 16 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 166 191 -25 137
SINCE MAR 1 782 987 -205 979
SINCE JUL 1 4648 5780 -1132 5568
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 400 PM
LOWEST 42 1200 AM
AVERAGE 63
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 87 1916
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 18 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
APRIL 13 2024.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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