597  
CDUS43 KDMX 292229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 65 359 PM 92 1910 67 -2 68  
MINIMUM 48 659 AM 24 1958 46 2 47  
AVERAGE 57 56 1 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.71 1984 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.20 3.85 -0.65 2.39  
SINCE MAR 1 5.87 6.02 -0.15 4.77  
SINCE JAN 1 6.46 8.44 -1.98 7.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.0 1907 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 8 10 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 345 413 -68 303  
SINCE MAR 1 931 1209 -278 919  
SINCE JUL 1 5334 6002 -668 4785  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 200 AM  
LOWEST 21 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 29 1903  
1908  
 
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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