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CDUS43 KDMX 142226
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 88R 237 PM 88 2024 62 26 61
MINIMUM 65 601 AM 19 1907 40 25 43
AVERAGE 77 51 26 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.43 2012 0.13 -0.13 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.77 1.57 2.20 0.80
SINCE MAR 1 6.08 3.74 2.34 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 7.68 6.16 1.52 4.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.8 1949 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.7 -0.7 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.1 -1.6 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.8 -5.7 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 14 -14 13
MONTH TO DATE 198 235 -37 230
SINCE MAR 1 771 1031 -260 816
SINCE JUL 1 5073 5824 -751 5219
COOLING
TODAY 12 0 12 0
MONTH TO DATE 19 0 19 2
SINCE MAR 1 29 2 27 7
SINCE JAN 1 29 2 27 7
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 600 AM
LOWEST 35 400 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1928
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 755 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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