393  
CDUS43 KDMX 080628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 46 440 PM 83 2020 59 -13 68  
MINIMUM 33 1145 PM 16 1936 38 -5 46  
2007  
AVERAGE 40 48 -8 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 25 17 8 8  
MONTH TO DATE 144 126 18 126  
SINCE MAR 1 730 922 -192 742  
SINCE JUL 1 5133 5715 -582 4608  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 600 AM  
LOWEST 24 600 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 87 1887  
1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1928  
1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 8 2025.........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT  
APRIL 9 2025.........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 749 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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