777  
CDUS43 KDMX 270632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 63 511 PM 89 1987 66 -3 67  
1989  
MINIMUM 43 607 AM 25 1907 44 -1 49  
AVERAGE 53 55 -2 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 100 AM  
LOWEST 39 600 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1981  
1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 27 2025.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2025.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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