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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 89 1987 66 6 63
1989
MINIMUM 53 751 AM 25 1907 44 9 43
AVERAGE 63 55 8 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.17 2.68 2009 0.16 0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.17 3.34 2.83 3.20
SINCE MAR 1 8.48 5.51 2.97 5.87
SINCE JAN 1 10.08 7.93 2.15 6.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1967 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 2 10 -8 12
MONTH TO DATE 272 383 -111 329
SINCE MAR 1 845 1179 -334 915
SINCE JUL 1 5147 5972 -825 5318
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 800 AM
LOWEST 51 400 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1981
1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1950
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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