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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 67 221 AM 90 1985 63 4 56
MINIMUM 49 1251 PM 20 1983 41 8 40
AVERAGE 58 52 6 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 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)
TODAY 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
TODAY 7 13 -6 17
MONTH TO DATE 259 290 -31 197
SINCE MAR 1 845 1086 -241 813
SINCE JUL 1 5248 5879 -631 4679
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 PM
LOWEST 81 300 AM
AVERAGE 91
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 2022
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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