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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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 82 359 PM 89 1883 61 21 78
2006
MINIMUM 61 355 AM 11 1881 40 21 55
AVERAGE 72 50 22 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.69 2014 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.77 1.44 2.33 0.80
SINCE MAR 1 6.08 3.61 2.47 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 7.68 6.03 1.65 4.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.3 1952 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 0
MONTH TO DATE 198 221 -23 217
SINCE MAR 1 771 1017 -246 803
SINCE JUL 1 5073 5810 -737 5206
COOLING
TODAY 7 0 7 2
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 2
SINCE MAR 1 17 2 15 7
SINCE JAN 1 17 2 15 7
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 400 AM
LOWEST 55 300 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 88 2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 19 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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