CDUS43 KDMX 150629 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 129 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026 ................................... ...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 ................................................................... 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 ................................................................... 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 .......................................................... 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. $$