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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 88R 237 PM 88 2024 62 26 61
MINIMUM 64 1159 PM 19 1907 40 24 43
AVERAGE 76 51 25 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 3.43 2012 0.13 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.79 1.57 2.22 0.80
SINCE MAR 1 6.10 3.74 2.36 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 7.70 6.16 1.54 4.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 11 0 11 0
MONTH TO DATE 18 0 18 2
SINCE MAR 1 28 2 26 7
SINCE JAN 1 28 2 26 7
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 600 AM
LOWEST 35 400 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1928
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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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