626  
CDUS43 KDMX 250633  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 72 531 PM 89 1989 65 7 67  
MINIMUM 56 816 AM 24 1967 44 12 43  
AVERAGE 64 54 10 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.27 1.46 1897 0.16 0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.71 3.02 -0.31 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 5.38 5.19 0.19 3.73  
SINCE JAN 1 5.97 7.61 -1.64 6.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 1 11 -10 10  
MONTH TO DATE 307 362 -55 281  
SINCE MAR 1 893 1158 -265 897  
SINCE JUL 1 5296 5951 -655 4763  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 16  
SINCE MAR 1 12 2 10 16  
SINCE JAN 1 12 2 10 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1000 PM  
LOWEST 57 600 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 90 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 25 2025.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
APRIL 26 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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