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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         88R   237 PM  88    2024  62     26       61       
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  19    1907  40     24       43       
  AVERAGE         76                        51     25       52     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.43 2012   0.13  -0.11      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    3.79                      1.57   2.22     0.80     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.10                      3.74   2.36     3.47     
  SINCE JAN 1      7.70                      6.16   1.54     4.06     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1949   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.7   -0.7      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       5.1   -1.6      3.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.1                      35.8   -5.7     14.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14       13        
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       235    -37      230        
  SINCE MAR 1    771                      1031   -260      816        
  SINCE JUL 1   5073                      5824   -751     5219        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       11                         0     11        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         0     18        2        
  SINCE MAR 1     28                         2     26        7        
  SINCE JAN 1     28                         2     26        7        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    61                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      2002                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1928                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT     
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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