Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IA-PK-56 Latitude 41.637342
Station Name Des Moines 4.2 N Longitude -93.611481
County Polk Elevation (ft) 840



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 09 2.56 0.05 1 0.05 1 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 2.17 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 1.32 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 10 0.89 0.04 1 0.04 1 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1
Feb 10 1.12 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1
March 10 2.27 0.28 8 0.28 8 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1
April 10 3.57 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 10 4.76 2.40 2 2.40 2 0.00 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
June 10 4.98 6.10 11 0.70 2 5.40 9 3 1 0 0.0 0 0
July 10 4.71 2.00 1 2.00 1 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 3.96 0.20 1 0.20 1 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 3.14 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 35.45" 11.07" 26 days 5.67" 17 5.40" 9 days 3 9 days 0 days 0.0" 0 days 3 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2009
10/2/2009
10/3/2009
10/4/2009
10/5/2009
10/6/2009
10/7/2009
10/8/2009
10/9/2009
10/10/2009
10/11/2009
10/12/2009
10/13/2009
10/14/2009 0.05
10/15/2009
10/16/2009
10/17/2009
10/18/2009
10/19/2009
10/20/2009
10/21/2009
10/22/2009
10/23/2009
10/24/2009
10/25/2009
10/26/2009
10/27/2009
10/28/2009
10/29/2009
10/30/2009
10/31/2009
11/1/2009
11/2/2009
11/3/2009
11/4/2009
11/5/2009
11/6/2009
11/7/2009
11/8/2009
11/9/2009
11/10/2009
11/11/2009
11/12/2009
11/13/2009
11/14/2009
11/15/2009
11/16/2009
11/17/2009
11/18/2009
11/19/2009
11/20/2009
11/21/2009
11/22/2009
11/23/2009
11/24/2009
11/25/2009
11/26/2009
11/27/2009
11/28/2009
11/29/2009
11/30/2009
12/1/2009
12/2/2009
12/3/2009
12/4/2009
12/5/2009
12/6/2009
12/7/2009
12/8/2009
12/9/2009
12/10/2009
12/11/2009
12/12/2009
12/13/2009
12/14/2009
12/15/2009
12/16/2009
12/17/2009
12/18/2009
12/19/2009
12/20/2009
12/21/2009
12/22/2009
12/23/2009
12/24/2009
12/25/2009
12/26/2009
12/27/2009
12/28/2009
12/29/2009
12/30/2009
12/31/2009
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010
1/2/2010
1/3/2010
1/4/2010
1/5/2010
1/6/2010
1/7/2010
1/8/2010
1/9/2010
1/10/2010
1/11/2010
1/12/2010
1/13/2010
1/14/2010
1/15/2010
1/16/2010
1/17/2010
1/18/2010
1/19/2010
1/20/2010 0.04
1/21/2010
1/22/2010
1/23/2010
1/24/2010
1/25/2010
1/26/2010
1/27/2010
1/28/2010
1/29/2010
1/30/2010
1/31/2010
2/1/2010
2/2/2010
2/3/2010
2/4/2010
2/5/2010
2/6/2010
2/7/2010
2/8/2010
2/9/2010
2/10/2010
2/11/2010
2/12/2010
2/13/2010
2/14/2010
2/15/2010
2/16/2010
2/17/2010
2/18/2010
2/19/2010
2/20/2010
2/21/2010
2/22/2010
2/23/2010
2/24/2010
2/25/2010
2/26/2010 0.00
2/27/2010
2/28/2010
3/1/2010
3/2/2010 0.00
3/3/2010
3/4/2010
3/5/2010
3/6/2010
3/7/2010
3/8/2010
3/9/2010 0.20
3/10/2010 0.00
3/11/2010
3/12/2010 0.08
3/13/2010
3/14/2010
3/15/2010
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010
3/19/2010 0.00
3/20/2010
3/21/2010
3/22/2010
3/23/2010
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010
3/26/2010
3/27/2010
3/28/2010
3/29/2010
3/30/2010
3/31/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010
4/2/2010
4/3/2010
4/4/2010
4/5/2010
4/6/2010
4/7/2010
4/8/2010
4/9/2010
4/10/2010
4/11/2010
4/12/2010
4/13/2010
4/14/2010
4/15/2010
4/16/2010
4/17/2010
4/18/2010
4/19/2010
4/20/2010
4/21/2010
4/22/2010
4/23/2010
4/24/2010
4/25/2010
4/26/2010
4/27/2010
4/28/2010
4/29/2010
4/30/2010
5/1/2010
5/2/2010
5/3/2010
5/4/2010
5/5/2010
5/6/2010
5/7/2010
5/8/2010
5/9/2010
5/10/2010
5/11/2010
5/12/2010 1.30
5/13/2010 1.10
5/14/2010
5/15/2010
5/16/2010
5/17/2010
5/18/2010
5/19/2010
5/20/2010
5/21/2010
5/22/2010
5/23/2010
5/24/2010
5/25/2010
5/26/2010
5/27/2010
5/28/2010
5/29/2010
5/30/2010
5/31/2010
6/1/2010
6/2/2010
6/3/2010
6/4/2010 0.70
6/5/2010
6/6/2010
6/7/2010
6/8/2010
6/9/2010
6/10/2010 **
6/11/2010 **
6/12/2010 **
6/13/2010 0.00 0.00
6/14/2010
6/15/2010
6/16/2010
6/17/2010
6/18/2010
6/19/2010
6/20/2010
6/21/2010
6/22/2010
6/23/2010
6/24/2010
6/25/2010
6/26/2010
6/27/2010
6/28/2010
6/29/2010
6/30/2010
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010
7/2/2010
7/3/2010
7/4/2010
7/5/2010
7/6/2010
7/7/2010
7/8/2010
7/9/2010
7/10/2010
7/11/2010
7/12/2010
7/13/2010
7/14/2010
7/15/2010
7/16/2010
7/17/2010
7/18/2010
7/19/2010
7/20/2010
7/21/2010
7/22/2010
7/23/2010 2.00
7/24/2010
7/25/2010
7/26/2010
7/27/2010
7/28/2010
7/29/2010
7/30/2010
7/31/2010
8/1/2010
8/2/2010 0.20
8/3/2010
8/4/2010
8/5/2010
8/6/2010
8/7/2010
8/8/2010
8/9/2010
8/10/2010
8/11/2010
8/12/2010
8/13/2010
8/14/2010
8/15/2010
8/16/2010
8/17/2010
8/18/2010
8/19/2010
8/20/2010
8/21/2010
8/22/2010
8/23/2010
8/24/2010
8/25/2010
8/26/2010
8/27/2010
8/28/2010
8/29/2010
8/30/2010
8/31/2010
9/1/2010
9/2/2010
9/3/2010
9/4/2010
9/5/2010
9/6/2010
9/7/2010
9/8/2010
9/9/2010
9/10/2010
9/11/2010
9/12/2010
9/13/2010
9/14/2010
9/15/2010
9/16/2010
9/17/2010
9/18/2010
9/19/2010
9/20/2010
9/21/2010
9/22/2010
9/23/2010
9/24/2010
9/25/2010
9/26/2010
9/27/2010
9/28/2010
9/29/2010
9/30/2010



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/14/2009 7:30 PM 0.05 T M T M
1/20/2010 5:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 9.0 M Freezing rain started around 5:15am to my sources and the National Weather Service in Des Moines, IA. Ice storm Warning until 6am Thursday for Des Moines, IA area. Freezing rain to change into rain this morning. Roads are starting to get slick about 1 inch of ice. 9:00am Wind speeds are 20mph, direction varies.
2/26/2010 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 4.00 5:30am Pressure 30.03inHg, Outdoor Temp 7.5F, Humidity 70%RH, Wind 0.0mph, Wind Direction is North. No new snow fall yet at this station. We are still at 12inches of total snow and ice.
3/2/2010 5:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M 5:00am Outdoor Temp:14.7F, Humidity:75%RH, Pressure:30.02inHg, Wind:0.0mph, Wind Direction:NNW. Signeficant snow melt yesterday. Went from 12.00inches of snow to 8.50inches of snow.
3/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 7:12am Pressure 29.52inHg, Outdoor Temp 35.9F, Humidity 88%RH, Wind 7.3mph, Wind Direction ESE, Wind Chill 27.2F, Dew Point 32.6F. Still raining light and steady. Rain started aroun 5am or so.
3/10/2010 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 5:30am Pressure 29.25inHg, Outdoor Temp 42.0F, Humidity 88%RH, Wind Chill 42.0F, Dew Point 38.7F, Wind 0.5mph out of the SSE. Dense Fog with a visibility of 1/2 mile.
3/12/2010 5:00 AM 0.08 M M M M 5:00am Pressure:29.38inHg, Outdoor Temp:37.2F, Humidity:84%RH, Wind Chill:37.2F, Dew Point:37.2F, Rain:0.08inches, Wind:0.0mph, Wind Direction:SE. Minor Flooding due to all the snow melt, but nothing major.
3/16/2010 4:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 4:00am Pressure 30.14inHg, Outdoor Temp 39.3F, Humidity 81%RH, WindChill 39.3F, Dew Point 34.0F, Rain 0.00inches, Wind 5.0mph, Wind Direction North. Some areas of Flooding due to Snow and Ice Jams mealt. Take caution when out driving.
3/17/2010 4:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 4:00am Pressure:30.04inHg, Outdoor Temp:39.7F, Humidity:84%RH, Wind Chill:39.7F, Dew Point:35.2F, Rain:0.00inches, Wind:0.0mph, Wind Direction:Steady out of the NW. Still some minor flooding due to snow and ice jam melts.
3/19/2010 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 4:30am Pressure:29.73inHg, Outdoor Temp:43.7F, Humidity:72%RH, Wind Chill:43.7F, Dew Point:35.2F, Rain: 0.00inches, Wind:2.0mph, Wind Direction:NORTH. Still some flodding of the Des Moines, Iowa river.
3/24/2010 4:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 4:30am Pressure:29.82inHg, Outdoor Temp:47.1F, Humidity:61%RH, Wind Chill:47.1F, Dew Point:34.3F, Rain:0.00inches, Wind:2.0mph, Wind Direction:NNW. Have not checked on the river stage since last Friday so I'm not sure where it it at on depth.
5/12/2010 11:30 PM 1.30 M M M M 11:30am Started to rain, hail, lightning and thundering out. Temprature never got above 52.0F outside.
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M 11:00am Pressure: 29.72inHg, Outdor Temp: 52.7F, Humidity: 83%RH, Wind: 1.5mph, Wind Direction: WNW, Wind Chill: 52.7F, Dew Point: 47.6F and Rain Fall: 0.10inches.
6/4/2010 8:00 AM 0.70 M M M M 8:30am Pressure:29.51inHg, Outdoor Temp:74.8F, Humidity:75%RH, Wind:0.0mph, Wind Direction:SW, Wind Chill:74.8F, Dew Point:66.5F, Rain: Electronic gauge 0.34inches and Manual gauge 0.70inches. I went with 0.70 inches because it is the tradintional type rain gauge.
6/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2010 7:00 PM 2.00 M M M M Storm moved in from the South Southeast and was moving East towards Knoxville. A tornado was sitted outside Indianola heading towards Ackworth, Sandyville and Milo areas. Do not have any damager reports at this time.
8/2/2010 10:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Rain started around 6:00am. Radar is showing another storm front moving Southeast Iowa and parts of Missouri.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
6/10/2010 6/13/2010 8:00 PM 4 2.70 M M Was gone for the weekend, but had a friend keep an eye on rain gauge so roommates would not empty it before I got back. Had 2.70inches in manual gauge, but I had 0.24inches registered on electric gauge so I went with the 2.70inches.
6/11/2010 6/13/2010 8:00 PM 3 2.70 M M Was gone for the weekend, but had friends keep eye on rain gauge so roommates would not empty it before I got back. Had 2.70inches in manual gauge, but I had 0.24inches registered on electric gauge so I went with the 2.70inches.
6/12/2010 6/13/2010 12:00 AM 2 0.00 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
5/2/2010 2:30 PM I did colect one hail stone and I put it in the freezer, but one of my roommates did not like it I guess so he through it out with out talking to me first so sorry. 3/8" 1/4" Pea Size Rice Soft|White Ice 30 1min minor leaf damage Continuous False After rain Same time as smaller hail 10-20 .5