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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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 57 359 PM 87 1930 61 -4 58
MINIMUM 43 1256 AM 20 1940 39 4 43
AVERAGE 50 50 0 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.00 2005 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.65 1.18 2.47 0.80
SINCE MAR 1 5.96 3.35 2.61 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 7.56 5.77 1.79 4.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.1 2007 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.6 -0.6 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.0 -1.5 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.7 -5.6 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 15 16 -1 14
MONTH TO DATE 200 191 9 207
SINCE MAR 1 773 987 -214 793
SINCE JUL 1 5075 5780 -705 5196
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 S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 300 PM
LOWEST 60 300 AM
AVERAGE 74
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 87 1916
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 18 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 11 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 752 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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