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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
536 PM CDT FRI APR 03 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 46 359 PM 87 2011 58 -12 54
MINIMUM 37 443 AM 9 1975 36 1 37
AVERAGE 42 47 -5 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.16 1.93 1945 0.10 0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.46 0.29 1.17 0.79
SINCE MAR 1 3.77 2.46 1.31 3.46
SINCE JAN 1 5.37 4.88 0.49 4.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.9 1950 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 4.6 -1.1 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.3 -5.2 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 23 18 5 19
MONTH TO DATE 58 56 2 50
SINCE MAR 1 631 852 -221 636
SINCE JUL 1 4933 5645 -712 5039
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 300 PM
LOWEST 79 500 AM
AVERAGE 88
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 89 1929
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 13 1881
1899
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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