252  
CDUS43 KDMX 090631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT WED APR 09 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 55 509 PM 87 1887 60 -5 67  
1931  
MINIMUM 27 613 AM 20 1928 38 -11 43  
1972  
AVERAGE 41 49 -8 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.17 1904 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.84 -0.05 0.48  
SINCE MAR 1 3.46 3.01 0.45 2.86  
SINCE JAN 1 4.05 5.43 -1.38 5.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1973 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 24 17 7 10  
MONTH TO DATE 168 143 25 136  
SINCE MAR 1 754 939 -185 752  
SINCE JUL 1 5157 5732 -575 4618  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 600 AM  
LOWEST 22 300 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 86 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 19 1928  
1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 9 2025.........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
APRIL 10 2025.........SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 750 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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