755  
CDUS43 KDMX 262229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 63 359 PM 89 1987 66 -3 67  
1989  
MINIMUM 43 607 AM 25 1907 44 -1 49  
AVERAGE 53 55 -2 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.68 2009 0.16 -0.16 0.67  
MONTH TO DATE 3.20 3.34 -0.14 2.02  
SINCE MAR 1 5.87 5.51 0.36 4.40  
SINCE JAN 1 6.46 7.93 -1.47 6.73  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1967 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  
TODAY 12 10 2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 329 383 -54 296  
SINCE MAR 1 915 1179 -264 912  
SINCE JUL 1 5318 5972 -654 4778  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 100 AM  
LOWEST 41 300 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1981  
1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1950  
 
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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