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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         45    345 PM  89    1929  58    -13       48       
  MINIMUM         36    652 AM  13    1881  37     -1       37       
                                      1899                           
  AVERAGE         41                        47     -6       43     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1947   0.10  -0.10      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      0.39   1.78     0.79     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.48                      2.56   1.92     3.46     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.08                      4.98   1.10     4.05     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1977   0.0    0.0      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       24                        18      6       22        
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        74      4       72        
  SINCE MAR 1    651                       870   -219      658        
  SINCE JUL 1   4953                      5663   -710     5061        

 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     57           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    75                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2000                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1982                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL  5 2026.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT     
APRIL  6 2026.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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