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CDUS43 KDMX 082226
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT WED APR 08 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 75 250 PM 87 1887 60 15 55
1931
MINIMUM 42 111 AM 20 1928 38 4 27
1972
AVERAGE 59 49 10 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.17 1904 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 0.84 1.33 0.79
SINCE MAR 1 4.48 3.01 1.47 3.46
SINCE JAN 1 6.08 5.43 0.65 4.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.5 1973 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 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 6 17 -11 24
MONTH TO DATE 150 143 7 168
SINCE MAR 1 723 939 -216 754
SINCE JUL 1 5025 5732 -707 5157
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 600 AM
LOWEST 30 400 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 86 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 19 1928
1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 749 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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