343  
CDUS43 KDMX 140630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT MON APR 14 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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 78 513 PM 89 1883 61 17 85  
2006  
MINIMUM 55 622 AM 11 1881 40 15 44  
AVERAGE 67 50 17 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 88 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 19 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 14 2025.........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
APRIL 15 2025.........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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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