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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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 72 359 PM 90 2012 65 7 59
MINIMUM 46 143 AM 28 1934 44 2 50
AVERAGE 59 55 4 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.79 1904 0.16 -0.16 0.49
MONTH TO DATE 6.00 3.18 2.82 3.20
SINCE MAR 1 8.31 5.35 2.96 5.87
SINCE JAN 1 9.91 7.77 2.14 6.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1907 0.0 0.0 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 6 11 -5 10
MONTH TO DATE 270 373 -103 317
SINCE MAR 1 843 1169 -326 903
SINCE JUL 1 5145 5962 -817 5306
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 SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 400 AM
LOWEST 38 400 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1987
1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1907
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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