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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         58    351 PM  86    1987  63     -5       58
  MINIMUM         40    723 AM  21    2022  42     -2       33
  AVERAGE         49                        52     -3       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            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)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           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
  TODAY            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     8.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           700 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1980
                                             1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1888


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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