Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 012231
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 49 135 PM 87 2003 57 -8 52
MINIMUM 45 959 AM 11 1881 36 9 32
AVERAGE 47 46 1 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.04 0.96 1897 0.10 -0.06 T
1920
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.10 -0.06 T
SINCE MAR 1 2.42 2.27 0.15 1.33
SINCE JAN 1 4.75 4.69 0.06 4.98
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.5 1979 0.1 -0.1 0.1
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 4.5 -4.2 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 35.2 -0.7 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 18 19 -1 23
MONTH TO DATE 18 19 -1 23
SINCE MAR 1 634 815 -181 865
SINCE JUL 1 4500 5608 -1108 5454
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 100 PM
LOWEST 83 100 AM
AVERAGE 90
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 1981
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 1 2024.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT
APRIL 2 2024.........SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 742 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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