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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED APR 02 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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   1159 PM  87    2003  57     -9       49       
  MINIMUM         35    421 AM  11    1881  36     -1       42       
  AVERAGE         42                        46     -4       46     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.96 1897   0.10  -0.09     0.07     
                                      1920                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.10  -0.09     0.07     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.68                      2.27   0.41     2.45     
  SINCE JAN 1      3.27                      4.69  -1.42     4.78     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1979   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       4.5   -1.5      0.3      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.2  -20.9     34.5      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       23                        19      4       19        
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        19      4       19        
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       815   -206      635        
  SINCE JUL 1   5012                      5608   -596     4501        

 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     57          1000 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      1981                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1970                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL  2 2025.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT     
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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