798  
CDUS43 KDMX 260629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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 59 1230 AM 90 2012 65 -6 63  
MINIMUM 50 1159 PM 28 1934 44 6 50  
AVERAGE 55 55 0 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.49 1.79 1904 0.16 0.33 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.20 3.18 0.02 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 5.87 5.35 0.52 3.73  
SINCE JAN 1 6.46 7.77 -1.31 6.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1907 0.0 0.0 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 10 11 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 317 373 -56 289  
SINCE MAR 1 903 1169 -266 905  
SINCE JUL 1 5306 5962 -656 4771  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 74 700 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1987  
1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 26 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT  
APRIL 27 2025.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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