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CDUS43 KDMX 132229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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 78 357 PM 89 1883 61 17 85  
2006  
MINIMUM 55 622 AM 11 1881 40 15 44  
AVERAGE 67 50 17 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.69 2014 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.44 -0.64 0.53  
SINCE MAR 1 3.47 3.61 -0.14 2.91  
SINCE JAN 1 4.06 6.03 -1.97 5.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.3 1952 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  
TODAY 0 15 -15 0  
MONTH TO DATE 217 221 -4 176  
SINCE MAR 1 803 1017 -214 792  
SINCE JUL 1 5206 5810 -604 4658  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 7 2 5 0  
SINCE JAN 1 7 2 5 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 700 AM  
LOWEST 39 300 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 88 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 19 1907  
 
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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