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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
547 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 72 103 PM 88 1981 66 6 65
1989
MINIMUM 58 357 PM 28 1950 45 13 49
AVERAGE 65 55 10 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.59 1.64 1990 0.17 0.42 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.76 3.51 3.25 3.20
SINCE MAR 1 9.07 5.68 3.39 5.87
SINCE JAN 1 10.67 8.10 2.57 6.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1917 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017
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 0 10 -10 8
MONTH TO DATE 272 393 -121 337
SINCE MAR 1 845 1189 -344 923
SINCE JUL 1 5147 5982 -835 5326
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 400 AM
LOWEST 63 1100 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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