811  
CDUS43 KDMX 302233  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CDT WED APR 30 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 68 351 PM 92 1926 67 1 80  
MINIMUM 47 344 AM 29 1903 46 1 49  
1908  
AVERAGE 58 56 2 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.58 1986 0.17 -0.17 0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 3.20 4.02 -0.82 2.55  
SINCE MAR 1 5.87 6.19 -0.32 4.93  
SINCE JAN 1 6.46 8.61 -2.15 7.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1960 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 7 9 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 352 422 -70 303  
SINCE MAR 1 938 1218 -280 919  
SINCE JUL 1 5341 6011 -670 4785  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 10 0 18  
SINCE MAR 1 15 12 3 18  
SINCE JAN 1 15 12 3 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 600 AM  
LOWEST 42 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1887  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2025.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 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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