532  
CDUS43 KDMX 072227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT MON APR 07 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 46 357 PM 83 2020 59 -13 68  
MINIMUM 35 752 AM 16 1936 38 -3 46  
2007  
AVERAGE 41 48 -7 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.22 2011 0.12 -0.12 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.73 0.06 0.48  
SINCE MAR 1 3.46 2.90 0.56 2.86  
SINCE JAN 1 4.05 5.32 -1.27 5.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.2 1982 0.0 0.0 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 8  
MONTH TO DATE 143 126 17 126  
SINCE MAR 1 729 922 -193 742  
SINCE JUL 1 5132 5715 -583 4608  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 600 AM  
LOWEST 26 400 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 87 1887  
1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1928  
1972  
 
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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