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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT MON APR 14 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         78    513 PM  89    1883  61     17       85       
                                      2006                           
  MINIMUM         55    622 AM  11    1881  40     15       44       
  AVERAGE         67                        50     17       65     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 2014   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.44  -0.64     0.53     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.47                      3.61  -0.14     2.91     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.06                      6.03  -1.97     5.24     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1952   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.5      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.0   -2.0      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.7  -21.4     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                        15    -15        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       221     -4      176        
  SINCE MAR 1    803                      1017   -214      792        
  SINCE JUL 1   5206                      5810   -604     4658        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0        
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         2      5        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         2      5        0        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    60           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      2024                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1907                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 14 2025.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT     
APRIL 15 2025.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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