594
CDUS43 KDMX 092226
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT THU APR 09 2026
...............................
..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 56 1203 AM 86 1977 60 -4 67
MINIMUM 43 648 AM 19 1928 38 5 41
1997
AVERAGE 50 49 1 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.67 1.54 1919 0.11 0.56 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.84 0.95 1.89 0.79
SINCE MAR 1 5.15 3.12 2.03 3.46
SINCE JAN 1 6.75 5.54 1.21 4.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 90.0 2021 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.5 -0.5 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 4.9 -1.4 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.6 -5.5 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 15 16 -1 11
MONTH TO DATE 165 159 6 179
SINCE MAR 1 738 955 -217 765
SINCE JUL 1 5040 5748 -708 5168
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
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 400 PM
LOWEST 37 1200 AM
AVERAGE 67
......................................................
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 92 1930
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page