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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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