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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         58    507 PM  86    1987  63     -5       58       
  MINIMUM         40    723 AM  21    2022  42     -2       33       
  AVERAGE         49                        52     -3       46     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1959   0.14  -0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      2.26  -0.83     1.35     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.10                      4.43  -0.33     3.73     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.69                      6.85  -2.16     6.06     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.5      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.3   -2.3      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      36.0  -21.7     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3       19        
  MONTH TO DATE  277                       303    -26      216        
  SINCE MAR 1    863                      1099   -236      832        
  SINCE JUL 1   5266                      5892   -626     4698        

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     30           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1980                      
                                             1987                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1888                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT     
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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