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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 70 1150 AM 87 1916 61 9 71
MINIMUM 60 1211 AM 18 1940 39 21 39
AVERAGE 65 50 15 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.12 0.93 1909 0.13 -0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.77 1.31 2.46 0.80
SINCE MAR 1 6.08 3.48 2.60 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 7.68 5.90 1.78 4.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.5 1997 0.0 0.0 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 0 15 -15 10
MONTH TO DATE 198 206 -8 217
SINCE MAR 1 771 1002 -231 803
SINCE JUL 1 5073 5795 -722 5206
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 200 PM
LOWEST 71 1000 AM
AVERAGE 82
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 89 1883
2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 11 1881
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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