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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT SUN APR 05 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 60 359 PM 86 2000 58 2 48
MINIMUM 32 546 AM 16 1982 37 -5 35
AVERAGE 46 48 -2 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.22 1965 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 0.50 1.67 0.79
SINCE MAR 1 4.48 2.67 1.81 3.46
SINCE JAN 1 6.08 5.09 0.99 4.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 6.6 1982 0.1 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 4.7 -1.2 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.4 -5.3 14.3
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 19 18 1 23
MONTH TO DATE 97 92 5 95
SINCE MAR 1 670 888 -218 681
SINCE JUL 1 4972 5681 -709 5084
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 NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 400 AM
LOWEST 40 300 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 88 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 10 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 745 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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