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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 56 354 PM 92 1926 67 -11 68
MINIMUM 45 123 AM 29 1903 46 -1 47
1908
AVERAGE 51 56 -5 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.07 2.58 1986 0.17 -0.10 T
MONTH TO DATE 6.83 4.02 2.81 3.20
SINCE MAR 1 9.14 6.19 2.95 5.87
SINCE JAN 1 10.74 8.61 2.13 6.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1960 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
TODAY 14 9 5 7
MONTH TO DATE 319 422 -103 352
SINCE MAR 1 892 1218 -326 938
SINCE JUL 1 5194 6011 -817 5341
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 34 10 24 10
SINCE MAR 1 44 12 32 15
SINCE JAN 1 44 12 32 15
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 700 AM
LOWEST 33 400 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1887
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1909
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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