Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 200646
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 58 507 PM 86 1987 63 -5 58
MINIMUM 40 723 AM 21 2022 42 -2 33
AVERAGE 49 52 -3 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.29 1959 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.43 2.26 -0.83 1.35
SINCE MAR 1 4.10 4.43 -0.33 3.73
SINCE JAN 1 4.69 6.85 -2.16 6.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 1959 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.5
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.3 -2.3 0.8
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.0 -21.7 35.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 13 3 19
MONTH TO DATE 277 303 -26 216
SINCE MAR 1 863 1099 -236 832
SINCE JUL 1 5266 5892 -626 4698
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 16
SINCE MAR 1 10 2 8 16
SINCE JAN 1 10 2 8 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 700 AM
LOWEST 30 600 PM
AVERAGE 50
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1980
1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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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