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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
152 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         54    717 PM  87    2011  58     -4       54       
  MINIMUM         37    443 AM   9    1975  36      1       37       
  AVERAGE         46                        47     -1       46     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.87          1.93 1945   0.10   0.77     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      0.29   1.88     0.79     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.48                      2.46   2.02     3.46     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.08                      4.88   1.20     4.05     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1950   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       4.6   -1.1      3.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.1                      35.3   -5.2     14.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       19        
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        56     -2       50        
  SINCE MAR 1    627                       852   -225      636        
  SINCE JUL 1   4929                      5645   -716     5039        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         2      8        5        
  SINCE JAN 1     10                         2      8        5        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 PM                                      
 LOWEST     79           500 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    88                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        89      1929                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        13      1881                      
                                             1899                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL  4 2026.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT     
APRIL  5 2026.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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