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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT MON APR 07 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         46    357 PM  83    2020  59    -13       68
  MINIMUM         35    752 AM  16    1936  38     -3       46
                                      2007
  AVERAGE         41                        48     -7       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.22 2011   0.12  -0.12     0.11
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.73   0.06     0.48
  SINCE MAR 1      3.46                      2.90   0.56     2.86
  SINCE JAN 1      4.05                      5.32  -1.27     5.19

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           5.2  1982   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.5
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       4.8   -1.8      0.8
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.5  -21.2     35.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           24                        17      7        8
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       126     17      126
  SINCE MAR 1    729                       922   -193      742
  SINCE JUL 1   5132                      5715   -583     4608

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3        0
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM
 LOWEST     26           400 PM
 AVERAGE    47

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        87      1887
                                             1931
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1928
                                             1972


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  7 2025.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT
APRIL  8 2025.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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