National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
CXUS53 KDMX 011431
CLMDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
928 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

...................................

...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              93   04/22/1980
 LOW                9   04/03/1975
HIGHEST            86   04/30        83       3       90  04/25
LOWEST             22   04/02        23      -1       31  04/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     59.3              62.3    -3.0     66.8
AVG. MINIMUM     37.8              41.1    -3.3     45.5
MEAN             48.6              51.7    -3.1     56.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      9               5.0     4.0        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.76   1976
 MINIMUM         0.23   1985
TOTALS           6.53              3.86    2.67     5.89
DAILY AVG.       0.22              0.13    0.09     0.20
DAYS >= .01        10              11.2    -1.2       12
DAYS >= .10         9               7.2     1.8        8
DAYS >= .50         4               2.6     1.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.8     1.2        1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           15.6   5
                        0
                        MM
TOTALS              T               1.8    -1.8      0.0
SINCE 7/1        48.3              35.3    13.0     20.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   04/23 TO 04/23

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     498               412      86      280
 SINCE 7/1       5827              6039    -212     4656
COOLING TOTAL      12                13      -1       23
 SINCE 1/1         12                14      -2       57
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/300    DATE  04/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/300    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      1
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$