Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
850 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 04/22/1980
LOW 9 04/03/1975
HIGHEST 79 04/28 83 -4
LOWEST 25 04/06 23 2
MEAN 53.4 51.3 2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1
DAYS MIN <= 32 2 5.7 -3.7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.76 1976
MINIMUM 0.23 1985
TOTALS 3.20 4.02 -0.82
DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.13 -0.02
DAYS >= .01 9
DAYS >= .10 5
DAYS >= .50 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 1.2 -1.2
SINCE 7/1 14.3 36.3 -22.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 352 421 -69
SINCE 7/1 5341 6011 -670
COOLING TOTAL 10 10 0
SINCE 1/1 15 12 3
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/230 DATE 04/02
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 HAIL 0
SLEET 0 FOG 8
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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