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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 53 359 PM 90 1985 63 -10 67
MINIMUM 33 551 AM 20 1983 41 -8 45
AVERAGE 43 52 -9 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.55 1991 0.14 -0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 5.13 2.12 3.01 1.43
SINCE MAR 1 7.44 4.29 3.15 4.10
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 6.71 2.33 4.69
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.3 1939 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 22 13 9 9
MONTH TO DATE 222 290 -68 261
SINCE MAR 1 795 1086 -291 847
SINCE JUL 1 5097 5879 -782 5250
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 59 600 AM
LOWEST 19 400 PM
AVERAGE 39
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 2022
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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