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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
150 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 72 103 PM 88 1981 66 6 65
1989
MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 28 1950 45 3 49
AVERAGE 60 55 5 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 5 10 -5 8
MONTH TO DATE 277 393 -116 337
SINCE MAR 1 850 1189 -339 923
SINCE JUL 1 5152 5982 -830 5326
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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