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CDUS43 KDMX 220629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 67 504 PM 91 1980 64 3 63  
MINIMUM 44 251 AM 24 1966 43 1 31  
AVERAGE 56 53 3 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.66 1984 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 2.56 -0.16 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 5.07 4.73 0.34 3.73  
SINCE JAN 1 5.66 7.15 -1.49 6.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1918 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.0 -1.0 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.4 -2.4 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.1 -21.8 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 12 -3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 303 327 -24 257  
SINCE MAR 1 889 1123 -234 873  
SINCE JUL 1 5292 5916 -624 4739  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 16  
SINCE MAR 1 10 2 8 16  
SINCE JAN 1 10 2 8 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 38 500 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 93 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2025.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
APRIL 23 2025.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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