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CDUS43 KDMX 060628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 48 432 PM 86 2000 58 -10 58  
MINIMUM 35 1159 PM 16 1982 37 -2 30  
AVERAGE 42 48 -6 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 500 AM  
LOWEST 30 500 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 88 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 10 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 6 2025.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT  
APRIL 7 2025.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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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