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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 49 234 PM 87 2003 57 -8 48
MINIMUM 42 631 AM 11 1881 36 6 35
AVERAGE 46 46 0 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.96 1897 0.10 -0.10 0.01
1920
MONTH TO DATE T 0.10 -0.10 0.01
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 2.27 0.04 2.68
SINCE JAN 1 3.91 4.69 -0.78 3.27
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.5 1979 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 4.5 -1.0 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.2 -5.1 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 19 19 0 23
MONTH TO DATE 19 19 0 23
SINCE MAR 1 592 815 -223 609
SINCE JUL 1 4894 5608 -714 5012
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 10 2 8 5
SINCE JAN 1 10 2 8 5
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 400 PM
LOWEST 45 1200 AM
AVERAGE 62
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 1981
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 1 2026.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 741 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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