Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 180636
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 68 442 PM 86 1975 63 5 61
MINIMUM 53 1104 PM 19 1907 41 12 35
AVERAGE 61 52 9 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 3.14 2013 0.14 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.00 1.98 -0.98 1.19
SINCE MAR 1 3.38 4.15 -0.77 2.52
SINCE JAN 1 5.71 6.57 -0.86 6.17
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.2 1983 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.8 -0.3 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.2 -4.4 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.9 -0.9 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 4 14 -10 17
MONTH TO DATE 180 277 -97 198
SINCE MAR 1 796 1073 -277 1040
SINCE JUL 1 4662 5866 -1204 5629
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 16
SINCE MAR 1 16 2 14 16
SINCE JAN 1 16 2 14 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 300 AM
LOWEST 42 500 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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