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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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 72 523 PM 90 2012 65 7 59
MINIMUM 46 143 AM 28 1934 44 2 50
AVERAGE 59 55 4 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 400 AM
LOWEST 37 500 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1987
1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 26 2026.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 808 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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