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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT MON APR 07 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         56    511 PM  88    1991  59     -3       61       
  MINIMUM         25    556 AM  10    1982  37    -12       37       
  AVERAGE         41                        48     -7       49     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1938   0.11  -0.11     0.04     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.61   0.18     0.37     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.46                      2.78   0.68     2.75     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.05                      5.20  -1.15     5.08     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  2003   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.5      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       4.8   -1.8      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.5  -21.2     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       24                        17      7       16        
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       109     10      118        
  SINCE MAR 1    705                       905   -200      734        
  SINCE JUL 1   5108                      5698   -590     4600        

 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     25           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        83      2020                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1936                      
                                             2007                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL  7 2025.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT     
APRIL  8 2025.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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