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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         67    504 PM  91    1980  64      3       63
  MINIMUM         44    251 AM  24    1966  43      1       31
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1984   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      2.56  -0.16     1.35
  SINCE MAR 1      5.07                      4.73   0.34     3.73
  SINCE JAN 1      5.66                      7.15  -1.49     6.06

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.5
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.4   -2.4      0.8
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      36.1  -21.8     35.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        12     -3       18
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       327    -24      257
  SINCE MAR 1    889                      1123   -234      873
  SINCE JUL 1   5292                      5916   -624     4739

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     38           500 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 22 2025.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2025.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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