200  
CDUS43 KDMX 020629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT WED APR 02 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 48 1159 PM 87 2003 57 -9 49  
MINIMUM 35 421 AM 11 1881 36 -1 42  
AVERAGE 42 46 -4 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.96 1897 0.10 -0.09 0.07  
1920  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.10 -0.09 0.07  
SINCE MAR 1 2.68 2.27 0.41 2.45  
SINCE JAN 1 3.27 4.69 -1.42 4.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1979 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 4.5 -1.5 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.2 -20.9 34.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 19 4 19  
MONTH TO DATE 23 19 4 19  
SINCE MAR 1 609 815 -206 635  
SINCE JUL 1 5012 5608 -596 4501  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 2 3 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 2 3 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 100 PM  
LOWEST 57 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 2 2025.........SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
APRIL 3 2025.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 742 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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