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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 61 1152 PM 87 1930 61 0 58
MINIMUM 43 1256 AM 20 1940 39 4 43
AVERAGE 52 50 2 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 13 16 -3 14
MONTH TO DATE 198 191 7 207
SINCE MAR 1 771 987 -216 793
SINCE JUL 1 5073 5780 -707 5196
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 12.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 800 PM
LOWEST 60 300 AM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 87 1916
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 18 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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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