Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 060648
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
148 AM CDT SAT APR 06 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 58 348 PM 86 2000 58 0 46
MINIMUM 30 520 AM 16 1982 37 -7 30
AVERAGE 44 48 -4 38
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1965 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.50 -0.17 0.72
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 2.67 0.04 2.05
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 5.09 -0.05 5.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.6 1982 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.7 -3.9 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.4 -0.4 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 21 18 3 27
MONTH TO DATE 102 92 10 79
SINCE MAR 1 718 888 -170 921
SINCE JUL 1 4584 5681 -1097 5510
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 600 AM
LOWEST 34 400 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 88 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 10 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 6 2024.........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT
APRIL 7 2024.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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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