765  
CDUS43 KDMX 030631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT THU APR 03 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 70 1217 PM 87 1981 57 13 51  
MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 15 1970 36 8 34  
AVERAGE 57 47 10 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 8 19 -11 22  
MONTH TO DATE 31 38 -7 41  
SINCE MAR 1 617 834 -217 657  
SINCE JUL 1 5020 5627 -607 4523  
 
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 87 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 9 1975  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 3 2025.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
APRIL 4 2025.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 744 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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