671  
CDUS43 KDMX 070642  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
142 AM CDT MON APR 07 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 56 511 PM 88 1991 59 -3 61  
MINIMUM 25 556 AM 10 1982 37 -12 37  
AVERAGE 41 48 -7 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 600 AM  
LOWEST 25 500 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 83 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 16 1936  
2007  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 7 2025.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
APRIL 8 2025.........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 748 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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