307  
CDUS43 KDMX 190648  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
148 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 67 221 AM 90 1985 63 4 56  
MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 20 1983 41 4 40  
AVERAGE 56 52 4 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.55 1991 0.14 -0.14 0.35  
MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.12 -0.69 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 4.10 4.29 -0.19 3.73  
SINCE JAN 1 4.69 6.71 -2.02 6.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.3 1939 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.2 -2.2 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.9 -21.6 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 13 -4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 261 290 -29 197  
SINCE MAR 1 847 1086 -239 813  
SINCE JUL 1 5250 5879 -629 4679  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 16  
SINCE MAR 1 10 2 8 16  
SINCE JAN 1 10 2 8 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 PM  
LOWEST 52 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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