CDUS43 KDMX 170632 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 132 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 82 506 PM 90 1898 62 20 75 MINIMUM 50 546 AM 21 1905 41 9 40 AVERAGE 66 52 14 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.32 1900 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.06 1.84 3.22 0.80 SINCE MAR 1 7.37 4.01 3.36 3.47 SINCE JAN 1 8.97 6.43 2.54 4.06 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.8 1921 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 0.8 -0.8 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.2 -1.7 3.0 SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.9 -5.8 14.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 7 MONTH TO DATE 198 263 -65 252 SINCE MAR 1 771 1059 -288 838 SINCE JUL 1 5073 5852 -779 5241 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 23 0 23 2 SINCE MAR 1 33 2 31 7 SINCE JAN 1 33 2 31 7 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 1200 AM LOWEST 22 400 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 19 1907 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$