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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 59 247 PM 87 1981 57 2 70
MINIMUM 40 322 AM 15 1970 36 4 44
AVERAGE 50 47 3 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.26R 0.78 2025 0.09 1.17 0.78
MONTH TO DATE 1.30 0.19 1.11 0.79
SINCE MAR 1 3.61 2.36 1.25 3.46
SINCE JAN 1 5.21 4.78 0.43 4.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1975 0.0 0.0 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 15 19 -4 8
MONTH TO DATE 35 38 -3 31
SINCE MAR 1 608 834 -226 617
SINCE JUL 1 4910 5627 -717 5020
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 500 AM
LOWEST 82 1100 PM
AVERAGE 91
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 87 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 9 1975
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 743 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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