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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT MON APR 06 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 60 508 PM 86 2000 58 2 48
MINIMUM 32 546 AM 16 1982 37 -5 35
AVERAGE 46 48 -2 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.6 1982 0.1 -0.1 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 400 AM
LOWEST 36 600 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 88 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 10 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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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