475  
CDUS43 KDMX 052228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 48 331 PM 86 2000 58 -10 58  
MINIMUM 36 836 AM 16 1982 37 -1 30  
AVERAGE 42 48 -6 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.22 1965 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.50 0.29 0.33  
SINCE MAR 1 3.46 2.67 0.79 2.71  
SINCE JAN 1 4.05 5.09 -1.04 5.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.6 1982 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 4.7 -1.7 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.4 -21.1 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 18 5 21  
MONTH TO DATE 95 92 3 102  
SINCE MAR 1 681 888 -207 718  
SINCE JUL 1 5084 5681 -597 4584  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 500 AM  
LOWEST 33 400 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 88 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 10 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 5 2025.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
APRIL 6 2025.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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