CDUS43 KDMX 180641 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 141 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 1247 PM 86 1975 63 19 76 MINIMUM 43 1159 PM 19 1907 41 2 60 AVERAGE 63 52 11 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 3.14 2013 0.14 -0.07 0.63 MONTH TO DATE 5.13 1.98 3.15 1.43 SINCE MAR 1 7.44 4.15 3.29 4.10 SINCE JAN 1 9.04 6.57 2.47 4.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 8.2 1983 0.0 MM 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 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 2 14 -12 0 MONTH TO DATE 200 277 -77 252 SINCE MAR 1 773 1073 -300 838 SINCE JUL 1 5075 5866 -791 5241 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 3 MONTH TO DATE 23 0 23 5 SINCE MAR 1 33 2 31 10 SINCE JAN 1 33 2 31 10 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.2 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN HAIL RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 700 AM LOWEST 46 900 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1985 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$