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CDUS43 KDMX 102231
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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 54 359 PM 92 1930 60 -6 62
MINIMUM 36 720 AM 20 1989 39 -3 40
AVERAGE 45 49 -4 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.60 1.69 1887 0.11 0.49 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 4.25 1.06 3.19 0.80
SINCE MAR 1 6.56 3.23 3.33 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 8.16 5.65 2.51 4.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.8 1997 0.0 0.0 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 20 16 4 14
MONTH TO DATE 185 175 10 193
SINCE MAR 1 758 971 -213 779
SINCE JUL 1 5060 5764 -704 5182
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM
LOWEST 46 300 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 87 1930
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
APRIL 11 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 751 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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