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CDUS43 KDMX 172227
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 1247 PM 86 1975 63 19 76
MINIMUM 56 359 PM 19 1907 41 15 60
AVERAGE 69 52 17 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 3.14 2013 0.14 -0.13 0.63
MONTH TO DATE 5.07 1.98 3.09 1.43
SINCE MAR 1 7.38 4.15 3.23 4.10
SINCE JAN 1 8.98 6.57 2.41 4.69
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 8.2 1983 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.8 -0.8 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.2 -1.7 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.9 -5.8 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 14 -14 0
MONTH TO DATE 198 277 -79 252
SINCE MAR 1 771 1073 -302 838
SINCE JUL 1 5073 5866 -793 5241
COOLING
TODAY 4 0 4 3
MONTH TO DATE 27 0 27 5
SINCE MAR 1 37 2 35 10
SINCE JAN 1 37 2 35 10
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HAIL
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 700 AM
LOWEST 52 300 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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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