920  
CDUS43 KDMX 280636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 65 332 PM 88 1981 66 -1 77  
1989  
MINIMUM 49 606 AM 28 1950 45 4 57  
AVERAGE 57 55 2 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.64 1990 0.17 -0.17 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 3.20 3.51 -0.31 2.16  
SINCE MAR 1 5.87 5.68 0.19 4.54  
SINCE JAN 1 6.46 8.10 -1.64 6.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1917 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2017  
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 8 10 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 337 393 -56 296  
SINCE MAR 1 923 1189 -266 912  
SINCE JUL 1 5326 5982 -656 4778  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 18  
SINCE MAR 1 12 2 10 18  
SINCE JAN 1 12 2 10 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 1000 PM  
LOWEST 53 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2025.........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
APRIL 29 2025.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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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