677  
CDUS43 KDMX 192226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 58 351 PM 86 1987 63 -5 58  
MINIMUM 40 723 AM 21 2022 42 -2 33  
AVERAGE 49 52 -3 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.29 1959 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.26 -0.83 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 4.10 4.43 -0.33 3.73  
SINCE JAN 1 4.69 6.85 -2.16 6.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.7 1959 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.3 -2.3 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.0 -21.7 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 13 3 19  
MONTH TO DATE 277 303 -26 216  
SINCE MAR 1 863 1099 -236 832  
SINCE JUL 1 5266 5892 -626 4698  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 700 AM  
LOWEST 31 400 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1980  
1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 1888  
 
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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