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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 84 500 PM 91 1980 64 20 67
MINIMUM 58 606 AM 24 1966 43 15 44
AVERAGE 71 53 18 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1918 0.1 -0.1 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 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 63 1100 PM
LOWEST 24 400 PM
AVERAGE 44
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 93 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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