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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 75 235 PM 85 1990 65 10 78
MINIMUM 56 1129 PM 25 1956 43 13 56
AVERAGE 66 54 12 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.87 2.95 1897 0.15 0.72 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 6.00 2.86 3.14 2.44
SINCE MAR 1 8.31 5.03 3.28 5.11
SINCE JAN 1 9.91 7.45 2.46 5.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 1 0 1 2
MONTH TO DATE 34 0 34 7
SINCE MAR 1 44 2 42 12
SINCE JAN 1 44 2 42 12
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 59 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 900 PM
LOWEST 64 200 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 24 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT
APRIL 25 2026.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 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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