CXUS53 KDMX 010633 CLMDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 133 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 04/22/1980 LOW 9 04/03/1975 HIGHEST 88 04/14 83 5 LOWEST 30 04/04 23 7 04/05 MEAN 55.3 51.3 4.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS MIN <= 32 3 5.7 -2.7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.76 1976 MINIMUM 0.23 1985 TOTALS 2.55 4.02 -1.47 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.13 -0.04 DAYS >= .01 12 DAYS >= .10 8 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.5 1.2 -0.7 SINCE 7/1 35.0 36.3 -1.3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 303 421 -118 SINCE 7/1 4785 6011 -1226 COOLING TOTAL 18 10 8 SINCE 1/1 18 12 6 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/310 DATE 04/03 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 HAIL 0 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$