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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 84 357 PM 91 1980 64 20 67
MINIMUM 58 606 AM 24 1966 43 15 44
AVERAGE 71 53 18 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.66 1984 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.13 2.56 2.57 2.40
SINCE MAR 1 7.44 4.73 2.71 5.07
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 7.15 1.89 5.66
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 1.0 1918 0.1 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.0 -1.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.4 -1.9 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 36.1 -6.0 14.3
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 12 -12 9
MONTH TO DATE 254 327 -73 303
SINCE MAR 1 827 1123 -296 889
SINCE JUL 1 5129 5916 -787 5292
COOLING
TODAY 6 0 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 29 0 29 5
SINCE MAR 1 39 2 37 10
SINCE JAN 1 39 2 37 10
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 600 AM
LOWEST 24 400 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 93 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1986
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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