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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         70   1150 AM  87    1916  61      9       71       
  MINIMUM         60   1211 AM  18    1940  39     21       39       
  AVERAGE         65                        50     15       55     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.93 1909   0.13  -0.01     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.77                      1.31   2.46     0.80     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.08                      3.48   2.60     3.47     
  SINCE JAN 1      7.68                      5.90   1.78     4.06     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1997   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       5.0   -1.5      3.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.1                      35.7   -5.6     14.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                        15    -15       10        
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       206     -8      217        
  SINCE MAR 1    771                      1002   -231      803        
  SINCE JUL 1   5073                      5795   -722     5206        

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 PM                                      
 LOWEST     71          1000 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    82                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      1883                      
                                             2006                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        11      1881                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT     
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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