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CDUS43 KDMX 202229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 52 359 PM 86 1980 64 -12 50  
1987  
MINIMUM 43 903 AM 21 1888 42 1 33  
AVERAGE 48 53 -5 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.67 1.41 1893 0.15 0.52 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.10 2.41 -0.31 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 4.77 4.58 0.19 3.73  
SINCE JAN 1 5.36 7.00 -1.64 6.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.5 1959 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.3 -2.3 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.0 -21.7 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 12 5 23  
MONTH TO DATE 294 315 -21 239  
SINCE MAR 1 880 1111 -231 855  
SINCE JUL 1 5283 5904 -621 4721  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 PM  
LOWEST 49 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 91 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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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