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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 60 401 PM 92 1910 67 -7 66
MINIMUM 44 625 AM 24 1958 46 -2 48
AVERAGE 52 56 -4 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.71 1984 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.76 3.85 2.91 3.20
SINCE MAR 1 9.07 6.02 3.05 5.87
SINCE JAN 1 10.67 8.44 2.23 6.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.0 1907 0.0 0.0 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
YESTERDAY 13 10 3 8
MONTH TO DATE 305 413 -108 345
SINCE MAR 1 878 1209 -331 931
SINCE JUL 1 5180 6002 -822 5334
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 500 AM
LOWEST 32 500 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1926
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 29 1903
1908
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 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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