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CDUS43 KDMX 022232
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT WED APR 02 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 70 1217 PM 87 1981 57 13 51
MINIMUM 45 425 AM 15 1970 36 9 34
AVERAGE 58 47 11 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.78R 0.75 2006 0.09 0.69 0.26
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.19 0.60 0.33
SINCE MAR 1 3.46 2.36 1.10 2.71
SINCE JAN 1 4.05 4.78 -0.73 5.04
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.5 1975 0.0 0.0 0.5
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.5
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 4.5 -1.5 0.8
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.2 -20.9 35.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 7 19 -12 22
MONTH TO DATE 30 38 -8 41
SINCE MAR 1 616 834 -218 657
SINCE JUL 1 5019 5627 -608 4523
COOLING
TODAY 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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 400 AM
LOWEST 49 1200 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 87 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 9 1975
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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