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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 79 253 PM 87 2002 62 17 62
MINIMUM 58 1159 PM 20 1928 40 18 38
AVERAGE 69 51 18 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.27 1.85 1982 0.13 1.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.06 1.70 3.36 0.80
SINCE MAR 1 7.37 3.87 3.50 3.47
SINCE JAN 1 8.97 6.29 2.68 4.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 8.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 800 AM
LOWEST 73 600 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1898
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1905
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 757 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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