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CDUS43 KDMX 180641
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
141 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 82 1247 PM 86 1975 63 19 76
MINIMUM 43 1159 PM 19 1907 41 2 60
AVERAGE 63 52 11 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.07 3.14 2013 0.14 -0.07 0.63
MONTH TO DATE 5.13 1.98 3.15 1.43
SINCE MAR 1 7.44 4.15 3.29 4.10
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 6.57 2.47 4.69
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY MM 8.2 1983 0.0 MM 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 14 -12 0
MONTH TO DATE 200 277 -77 252
SINCE MAR 1 773 1073 -300 838
SINCE JUL 1 5075 5866 -791 5241
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 3
MONTH TO DATE 23 0 23 5
SINCE MAR 1 33 2 31 10
SINCE JAN 1 33 2 31 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 17.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
HAIL
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 700 AM
LOWEST 46 900 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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