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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT THU APR 02 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 49 234 PM 87 2003 57 -8 48
MINIMUM 41 1159 PM 11 1881 36 5 35
AVERAGE 45 46 -1 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.96 1897 0.10 -0.06 0.01
1920
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.10 -0.06 0.01
SINCE MAR 1 2.35 2.27 0.08 2.68
SINCE JAN 1 3.95 4.69 -0.74 3.27
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 20 19 1 23
MONTH TO DATE 20 19 1 23
SINCE MAR 1 593 815 -222 609
SINCE JUL 1 4895 5608 -713 5012
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 15.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 700 PM
LOWEST 45 1200 AM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 1981
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 742 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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