212 CDUS43 KDMX 150646 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 146 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2025 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 61 223 PM 88 2024 62 -1 88 MINIMUM 43 1159 PM 19 1907 40 3 59 AVERAGE 52 51 1 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.43 2012 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.57 -0.77 0.53 SINCE MAR 1 3.47 3.74 -0.27 2.91 SINCE JAN 1 4.06 6.16 -2.10 5.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.8 1949 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.5 SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.1 -2.1 0.8 SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.8 -21.5 35.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 14 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 230 235 -5 176 SINCE MAR 1 816 1031 -215 792 SINCE JUL 1 5219 5824 -605 4658 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 9 MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 9 SINCE MAR 1 7 2 5 9 SINCE JAN 1 7 2 5 9 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.4 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 65 1100 PM LOWEST 33 300 PM AVERAGE 49 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1928 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 15 2025.........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT APRIL 16 2025.........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$