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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
547 PM CDT TUE APR 07 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 44 359 PM 83 2020 59 -15 46
MINIMUM 34 740 AM 16 1936 38 -4 33
2007
AVERAGE 39 48 -9 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.22 2011 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 0.73 1.44 0.79
SINCE MAR 1 4.48 2.90 1.58 3.46
SINCE JAN 1 6.08 5.32 0.76 4.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 5.2 1982 0.0 MM 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 26 17 9 25
MONTH TO DATE 144 126 18 144
SINCE MAR 1 717 922 -205 730
SINCE JUL 1 5019 5715 -696 5133
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAIL
SLEET
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 100 PM
LOWEST 41 1200 AM
AVERAGE 56
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 87 1887
1931
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1928
1972
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 748 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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