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CDUS43 KDMX 290635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 79 520 PM 91 1910 66 13 70  
MINIMUM 57 1232 AM 30 1950 45 12 59  
AVERAGE 68 56 12 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.2 1950 0.1 -0.1 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 20.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 700 AM  
LOWEST 57 1100 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2025.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
APRIL 30 2025.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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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