Editing West Des Moines, Iowa (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|39.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|38.59|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.89|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> West Des Moines's location in the Raccoon River valley has left parts of it, particularly the Valley Junction area, prone to flooding. After the [[Great Flood of 1993]], a floodwall was constructed along Walnut Creek (near the boundary with Des Moines) to protect that area.

===Climate===
West Des Moines has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfa'').

{{Weather box
|location = West Des Moines
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 26
|Feb high F = 36
|Mar high F = 48
|Apr high F = 61
|May high F = 72
|Jun high F = 82
|Jul high F = 86
|Aug high F = 84
|Sep high F = 76
|Oct high F = 63
|Nov high F = 47
|Dec high F = 33
|year high F = 60
|Jan low F = 12
|Feb low F = 18
|Mar low F = 29
|Apr low F = 40
|May low F = 51
|Jun low F = 61
|Jul low F = 66
|Aug low F = 64
|Sep low F = 54
|Oct low F = 42
|Nov low F = 29
|Dec low F = 17
|year low F = 40
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.03
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.19
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.21
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.58
|May precipitation inch = 4.25
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.57
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.18
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.51
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.15
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.62
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.10
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.33
|year precipitation inch = 34.72
|source 1 = Weather Channel<ref>[http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/achesandpains/wxclimatology/monthly/USIA0914 Average weather for Weather Channel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604212224/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/achesandpains/wxclimatology/monthly/USIA0914 |date=June 4, 2011 }} ''Weather Channel'' Retrieved April 8, 2008</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

===Street numbering===
While nearby [[Clive, Iowa|Clive]], [[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]], and [[Windsor Heights, Iowa|Windsor Heights]] use the same street numbers for north–south streets that Des Moines uses, West Des Moines has its own street numbering system. Thus, 86th Street in Clive and Urbandale becomes 22nd Street in West Des Moines. [[Iowa Highway 28]], which forms most of the boundary between Des Moines and West Des Moines, is 63rd Street in Des Moines but 1st Street in West Des Moines. Many of the east–west streets share the same name with Des Moines, although the numbering of these east–west streets starts over in West Des Moines.