413  
CDUS43 KDMX 112226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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 57 317 PM 87 1930 61 -4 60  
MINIMUM 45 802 AM 20 1940 39 6 46  
AVERAGE 51 50 1 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.00 2005 0.12 -0.12 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.18 -0.38 0.53  
SINCE MAR 1 3.47 3.35 0.12 2.91  
SINCE JAN 1 4.06 5.77 -1.71 5.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.1 2007 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.0 -2.0 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.7 -21.4 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 16 -2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 207 191 16 166  
SINCE MAR 1 793 987 -194 782  
SINCE JUL 1 5196 5780 -584 4648  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 500 AM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 87 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 18 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 11 2025.........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT  
APRIL 12 2025.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 752 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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