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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         48    315 PM  89    1929  58    -10       58
  MINIMUM         37    647 AM  13    1881  37      0       30
                                      1899
  AVERAGE         43                        47     -4       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.16 1947   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.39   0.40     0.33
  SINCE MAR 1      3.46                      2.56   0.90     2.71
  SINCE JAN 1      4.05                      4.98  -0.93     5.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1977   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.5
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       4.6   -1.6      0.8
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.3  -21.0     35.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        18      4       21
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        74     -2       81
  SINCE MAR 1    658                       870   -212      697
  SINCE JUL 1   5061                      5663   -602     4563

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1982


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  5 2025.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT
APRIL  6 2025.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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