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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
148 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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    221 AM  90    1985  63      4       56       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  20    1983  41      4       40       
  AVERAGE         56                        52      4       48     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             2.55 1991   0.14  -0.14     0.35     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      2.12  -0.69     1.35     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.10                      4.29  -0.19     3.73     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.69                      6.71  -2.02     6.06     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1939   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.5      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.2   -2.2      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.9  -21.6     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        9                        13     -4       17        
  MONTH TO DATE  261                       290    -29      197        
  SINCE MAR 1    847                      1086   -239      813        
  SINCE JUL 1   5250                      5879   -629     4679        

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                      
 LOWEST     52          1000 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    76                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1987                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      2022                      


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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