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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 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)
YESTERDAY T 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 11.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 900 PM
LOWEST 42 1000 AM
AVERAGE 66
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1887
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1909
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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