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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT MON APR 06 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 49 151 PM 88 1991 59 -10 56
MINIMUM 38 720 AM 10 1982 37 1 25
AVERAGE 44 48 -4 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.56 1938 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 0.61 1.56 0.79
SINCE MAR 1 4.48 2.78 1.70 3.46
SINCE JAN 1 6.08 5.20 0.88 4.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 2.6 2003 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 4.8 -1.3 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.5 -5.4 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 21 17 4 24
MONTH TO DATE 118 109 9 119
SINCE MAR 1 691 905 -214 705
SINCE JUL 1 4993 5698 -705 5108
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 700 AM
LOWEST 40 200 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 83 2020
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 16 1936
2007
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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