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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
152 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 54 717 PM 87 2011 58 -4 54
MINIMUM 37 443 AM 9 1975 36 1 37
AVERAGE 46 47 -1 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.87 1.93 1945 0.10 0.77 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 0.29 1.88 0.79
SINCE MAR 1 4.48 2.46 2.02 3.46
SINCE JAN 1 6.08 4.88 1.20 4.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 19 18 1 19
MONTH TO DATE 54 56 -2 50
SINCE MAR 1 627 852 -225 636
SINCE JUL 1 4929 5645 -716 5039
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 W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 700 PM
LOWEST 79 500 AM
AVERAGE 88
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 89 1929
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 13 1881
1899
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 744 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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