505  
CDUS43 KDMX 130630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 71 337 PM 87 1916 61 10 68  
MINIMUM 39 559 AM 18 1940 39 0 42  
AVERAGE 55 50 5 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.93 1909 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.31 -0.51 0.53  
SINCE MAR 1 3.47 3.48 -0.01 2.91  
SINCE JAN 1 4.06 5.90 -1.84 5.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.5 1997 0.0 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 10 15 -5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 217 206 11 176  
SINCE MAR 1 803 1002 -199 792  
SINCE JUL 1 5206 5795 -589 4658  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 600 AM  
LOWEST 31 300 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 89 1883  
2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 11 1881  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2025.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
APRIL 14 2025.........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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