212  
CDUS43 KDMX 150646  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
146 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 61 223 PM 88 2024 62 -1 88  
MINIMUM 43 1159 PM 19 1907 40 3 59  
AVERAGE 52 51 1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.43 2012 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.57 -0.77 0.53  
SINCE MAR 1 3.47 3.74 -0.27 2.91  
SINCE JAN 1 4.06 6.16 -2.10 5.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.8 1949 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.1 -2.1 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.8 -21.5 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 14 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 230 235 -5 176  
SINCE MAR 1 816 1031 -215 792  
SINCE JUL 1 5219 5824 -605 4658  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 9  
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 9  
SINCE MAR 1 7 2 5 9  
SINCE JAN 1 7 2 5 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 1100 PM  
LOWEST 33 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 15 2025.........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
APRIL 16 2025.........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 757 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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