042  
CDUS43 KDMX 092231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT WED APR 09 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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 67 314 PM 86 1977 60 7 68  
MINIMUM 41 558 AM 19 1928 38 3 38  
1997  
AVERAGE 54 49 5 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.54 1919 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.95 -0.16 0.48  
SINCE MAR 1 3.46 3.12 0.34 2.86  
SINCE JAN 1 4.05 5.54 -1.49 5.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 90.0 2021 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 4.9 -1.9 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.6 -21.3 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 11 16 -5 12  
MONTH TO DATE 179 159 20 148  
SINCE MAR 1 765 955 -190 764  
SINCE JUL 1 5168 5748 -580 4630  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 700 AM  
LOWEST 34 400 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 92 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1989  
 
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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