077  
CDUS43 KDMX 152229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 62 359 PM 87 2002 62 0 82  
MINIMUM 38 610 AM 20 1928 40 -2 54  
AVERAGE 50 51 -1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.85 1982 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.70 -0.90 0.53  
SINCE MAR 1 3.47 3.87 -0.40 2.91  
SINCE JAN 1 4.06 6.29 -2.23 5.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.9 1947 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 15 14 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 245 249 -4 176  
SINCE MAR 1 831 1045 -214 792  
SINCE JUL 1 5234 5838 -604 4658  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 12  
SINCE MAR 1 7 2 5 12  
SINCE JAN 1 7 2 5 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 600 AM  
LOWEST 21 400 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1898  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1905  
 
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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