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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 56 138 PM 91 1910 66 -10 79
MINIMUM 44 546 AM 30 1950 45 -1 57
AVERAGE 50 56 -6 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.80 1974 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.76 3.68 3.08 3.20
SINCE MAR 1 9.07 5.85 3.22 5.87
SINCE JAN 1 10.67 8.27 2.40 6.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.2 1950 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.2 -1.2 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.6 -2.1 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 36.3 -6.2 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 15 10 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 292 403 -111 337
SINCE MAR 1 865 1199 -334 923
SINCE JUL 1 5167 5992 -825 5326
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 3
MONTH TO DATE 34 0 34 10
SINCE MAR 1 44 2 42 15
SINCE JAN 1 44 2 42 15
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 1200 AM
LOWEST 43 100 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1958
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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