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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 79 253 PM 87 2002 62 17 62
MINIMUM 59 759 AM 20 1928 40 19 38
AVERAGE 69 51 18 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.96 1.85 1982 0.13 0.83 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.75 1.70 3.05 0.80
SINCE MAR 1 7.06 3.87 3.19 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 8.66 6.29 2.37 4.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.9 1947 0.0 0.0 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 15
MONTH TO DATE 198 249 -51 245
SINCE MAR 1 771 1045 -274 831
SINCE JUL 1 5073 5838 -765 5234
COOLING
TODAY 4 0 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 22 0 22 2
SINCE MAR 1 32 2 30 7
SINCE JAN 1 32 2 30 7
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 800 AM
LOWEST 78 1200 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1898
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1905
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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