CDUS43 KDMX 010630 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 130 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2025 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 51 351 PM 84 1978 56 -5 59 MINIMUM 30 345 AM 13 1923 35 -5 42 AVERAGE 41 46 -5 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.36 1973 0.10 -0.10 T MONTH TO DATE 2.67 2.17 0.50 2.38 SINCE MAR 1 2.67 2.17 0.50 2.38 SINCE JAN 1 3.26 4.59 -1.33 4.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.9 1985 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.0 4.4 -1.4 0.3 SINCE MAR 1 3.0 4.4 -1.4 0.3 SINCE JUL 1 14.3 35.1 -20.8 34.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 19 5 14 MONTH TO DATE 586 795 -209 616 SINCE MAR 1 586 795 -209 616 SINCE JUL 1 4989 5588 -599 4482 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 2 3 0 SINCE MAR 1 5 2 3 0 SINCE JAN 1 5 2 3 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 500 AM LOWEST 35 1200 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 11 1881 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2025.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT APRIL 2 2025.........SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$