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CDUS43 KDMX 042238
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 45 345 PM 89 1929 58 -13 48
MINIMUM 36 652 AM 13 1881 37 -1 37
1899
AVERAGE 41 47 -6 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.16 1947 0.10 -0.10 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 0.39 1.78 0.79
SINCE MAR 1 4.48 2.56 1.92 3.46
SINCE JAN 1 6.08 4.98 1.10 4.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.7 1977 0.0 0.0 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 24 18 6 22
MONTH TO DATE 78 74 4 72
SINCE MAR 1 651 870 -219 658
SINCE JUL 1 4953 5663 -710 5061
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM
LOWEST 59 200 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 86 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 1982
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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