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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         56    138 PM  91    1910  66    -10       79       
  MINIMUM         44    546 AM  30    1950  45     -1       57       
  AVERAGE         50                        56     -6       68     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             3.80 1974   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.76                      3.68   3.08     3.20     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.07                      5.85   3.22     5.87     
  SINCE JAN 1     10.67                      8.27   2.40     6.46     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1950   0.1   -0.1      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       15                        10      5        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  292                       403   -111      337        
  SINCE MAR 1    865                      1199   -334      923        
  SINCE JUL 1   5167                      5992   -825     5326        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3        
  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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    62                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1910                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1958                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT     
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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