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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 63 359 PM 89 1989 65 -2 72
MINIMUM 45 617 AM 24 1967 44 1 56
AVERAGE 54 54 0 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.46 1897 0.16 -0.16 0.27
MONTH TO DATE 6.00 3.02 2.98 2.71
SINCE MAR 1 8.31 5.19 3.12 5.38
SINCE JAN 1 9.91 7.61 2.30 5.97
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1910 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.1 -1.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.5 -2.0 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 36.2 -6.1 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 11 11 0 1
MONTH TO DATE 265 362 -97 307
SINCE MAR 1 838 1158 -320 893
SINCE JUL 1 5140 5951 -811 5296
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1200 AM
LOWEST 48 400 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 90 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1934
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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