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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         79    253 PM  87    2002  62     17       62
  MINIMUM         59    759 AM  20    1928  40     19       38
  AVERAGE         69                        51     18       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.96          1.85 1982   0.13   0.83     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.75                      1.70   3.05     0.80
  SINCE MAR 1      7.06                      3.87   3.19     3.47
  SINCE JAN 1      8.66                      6.29   2.37     4.06

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           3.9  1947   0.0    0.0      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
  TODAY            0                        14    -14       15
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       249    -51      245
  SINCE MAR 1    771                      1045   -274      831
  SINCE JUL 1   5073                      5838   -765     5234

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         0      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         0     22        2
  SINCE MAR 1     32                         2     30        7
  SINCE JAN 1     32                         2     30        7
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM
 LOWEST     78          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        90      1898
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1905


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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