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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 70 601 PM 86 1980 64 6 52
1987
MINIMUM 34 421 AM 21 1888 42 -8 43
AVERAGE 52 53 -1 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 1893 0.15 -0.15 0.97
MONTH TO DATE 5.13 2.41 2.72 2.40
SINCE MAR 1 7.44 4.58 2.86 5.07
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 7.00 2.04 5.66
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1959 0.0 0.0 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 13 12 1 17
MONTH TO DATE 254 315 -61 294
SINCE MAR 1 827 1111 -284 880
SINCE JUL 1 5129 5904 -775 5283
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 500 AM
LOWEST 32 1200 PM
AVERAGE 48
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 91 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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