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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 64 501 PM 89 1989 65 -1 72
MINIMUM 45 617 AM 24 1967 44 1 56
AVERAGE 55 54 1 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 10 11 -1 1
MONTH TO DATE 264 362 -98 307
SINCE MAR 1 837 1158 -321 893
SINCE JUL 1 5139 5951 -812 5296
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 8.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1200 AM
LOWEST 43 600 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 90 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1934
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 25 2026.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT
APRIL 26 2026.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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