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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 77 324 PM 93 1980 64 13 71
MINIMUM 60 612 AM 26 1986 43 17 52
AVERAGE 69 54 15 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.56 1950 0.15 -0.15 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 5.13 2.71 2.42 2.43
SINCE MAR 1 7.44 4.88 2.56 5.10
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 7.30 1.74 5.69
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023
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
TODAY 0 12 -12 3
MONTH TO DATE 254 339 -85 306
SINCE MAR 1 827 1135 -308 892
SINCE JUL 1 5129 5928 -799 5295
COOLING
TODAY 4 0 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 33 0 33 5
SINCE MAR 1 43 2 41 10
SINCE JAN 1 43 2 41 10
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 400 AM
LOWEST 50 300 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 85 1990
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1956
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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