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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 75 235 PM 85 1990 65 10 78
MINIMUM 62 605 AM 25 1956 43 19 56
AVERAGE 69 54 15 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.95 1897 0.15 -0.15 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 5.13 2.86 2.27 2.44
SINCE MAR 1 7.44 5.03 2.41 5.11
SINCE JAN 1 9.04 7.45 1.59 5.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.9 1967 0.0 0.0 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
TODAY 0 12 -12 0
MONTH TO DATE 254 351 -97 306
SINCE MAR 1 827 1147 -320 892
SINCE JUL 1 5129 5940 -811 5295
COOLING
TODAY 4 0 4 2
MONTH TO DATE 37 0 37 7
SINCE MAR 1 47 2 45 12
SINCE JAN 1 47 2 45 12
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 200 AM
LOWEST 64 200 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 24 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 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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