Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 080645
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT MON APR 08 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 68 410 PM 83 2020 59 9 67
MINIMUM 46 632 AM 16 1936 38 8 37
2007
AVERAGE 57 48 9 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.11 1.22 2011 0.12 -0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.73 -0.25 0.72
SINCE MAR 1 2.86 2.90 -0.04 2.05
SINCE JAN 1 5.19 5.32 -0.13 5.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 1982 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.8 -4.0 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.5 -0.5 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 8 17 -9 13
MONTH TO DATE 126 126 0 117
SINCE MAR 1 742 922 -180 959
SINCE JUL 1 4608 5715 -1107 5548
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 200 AM
LOWEST 29 400 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 87 1887
1931
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1928
1972
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 8 2024.........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
APRIL 9 2024.........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 749 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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