983  
CDUS43 KDMX 282230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 78 359 PM 91 1910 66 12 70  
MINIMUM 57 1232 AM 30 1950 45 12 59  
AVERAGE 68 56 12 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.80 1974 0.17 -0.17 0.23  
MONTH TO DATE 3.20 3.68 -0.48 2.39  
SINCE MAR 1 5.87 5.85 0.02 4.77  
SINCE JAN 1 6.46 8.27 -1.81 7.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 1.2 1950 0.1 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.6 -2.6 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.3 -22.0 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 10 -10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 337 403 -66 296  
SINCE MAR 1 923 1199 -276 912  
SINCE JUL 1 5326 5992 -666 4778  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 0 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 0 10 18  
SINCE MAR 1 15 2 13 18  
SINCE JAN 1 15 2 13 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 700 AM  
LOWEST 64 400 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1958  
 
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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