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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT MON APR 21 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         66    334 PM  91    1980  64      2       63       
  MINIMUM         44    251 AM  24    1966  43      1       31       
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       47     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.66 1984   0.15  -0.15     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      2.56  -0.16     1.35     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.07                      4.73   0.34     3.73     
  SINCE JAN 1      5.66                      7.15  -1.49     6.06     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           1.0  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.5      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.4   -2.4      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      36.1  -21.8     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           10                        12     -2       18        
  MONTH TO DATE  304                       327    -23      257        
  SINCE MAR 1    890                      1123   -233      873        
  SINCE JUL 1   5293                      5916   -623     4739        

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1980                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1986                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT     
APRIL 22 2025.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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