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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
539 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 82 359 PM 90 1898 62 20 75
MINIMUM 50 546 AM 21 1905 41 9 40
AVERAGE 66 52 14 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.32 1900 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.06 1.84 3.22 0.80
SINCE MAR 1 7.37 4.01 3.36 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 8.97 6.43 2.54 4.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 8.8 1921 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.8 -0.8 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.2 -1.7 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.9 -5.8 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 14 -14 7
MONTH TO DATE 198 263 -65 252
SINCE MAR 1 771 1059 -288 838
SINCE JUL 1 5073 5852 -779 5241
COOLING
TODAY 1 0 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 23 0 23 2
SINCE MAR 1 33 2 31 7
SINCE JAN 1 33 2 31 7
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM
LOWEST 22 400 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 19 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 757 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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