Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 052229
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT FRI APR 05 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 58 348 PM 86 2000 58 0 46
MINIMUM 30 520 AM 16 1982 37 -7 30
AVERAGE 44 48 -4 38
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 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)
TODAY 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
TODAY 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
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
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 TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 88 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 10 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
APRIL 6 2024.........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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