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CDUS43 KDMX 062227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 56 358 PM 88 1991 59 -3 61  
MINIMUM 25 556 AM 10 1982 37 -12 37  
AVERAGE 41 48 -7 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.56 1938 0.11 -0.11 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.61 0.18 0.37  
SINCE MAR 1 3.46 2.78 0.68 2.75  
SINCE JAN 1 4.05 5.20 -1.15 5.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.6 2003 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 4.8 -1.8 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.5 -21.2 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 24 17 7 16  
MONTH TO DATE 119 109 10 118  
SINCE MAR 1 705 905 -200 734  
SINCE JUL 1 5108 5698 -590 4600  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 600 AM  
LOWEST 27 400 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 83 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 16 1936  
2007  
 
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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