386  
CDUS43 KDMX 242227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT THU APR 24 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 72 353 PM 89 1989 65 7 67  
MINIMUM 56 816 AM 24 1967 44 12 43  
AVERAGE 64 54 10 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.27 1.46 1897 0.16 0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.67 3.02 -0.35 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 5.34 5.19 0.15 3.73  
SINCE JAN 1 5.93 7.61 -1.68 6.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1910 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.5 -2.5 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.2 -21.9 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 11 -10 10  
MONTH TO DATE 295 362 -67 281  
SINCE MAR 1 881 1158 -277 897  
SINCE JUL 1 5284 5951 -667 4763  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 1200 PM  
LOWEST 66 300 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 90 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 24 2025.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
APRIL 25 2025.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 806 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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