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CDUS43 KDMX 200640
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 57 418 PM 86 1987 63 -6 58
MINIMUM 34 340 AM 21 2022 42 -8 40
AVERAGE 46 52 -6 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.29 1959 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.13 2.26 2.87 1.43
SINCE MAR 1 7.44 4.43 3.01 4.10
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 6.85 2.19 4.69
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 1959 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.9 -0.9 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.3 -1.8 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 36.0 -5.9 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 19 13 6 16
MONTH TO DATE 241 303 -62 277
SINCE MAR 1 814 1099 -285 863
SINCE JUL 1 5116 5892 -776 5266
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 61 300 AM
LOWEST 20 600 PM
AVERAGE 41
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1980
1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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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