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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT MON APR 28 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         65    332 PM  88    1981  66     -1       77       
                                      1989                           
  MINIMUM         49    606 AM  28    1950  45      4       57       
  AVERAGE         57                        55      2       67     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1990   0.17  -0.17     0.14     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      3.51  -0.31     2.16     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.87                      5.68   0.19     4.54     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.46                      8.10  -1.64     6.87     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   0.0    0.0      0.0      
                                      2017                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.5      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.5   -2.5      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      36.2  -21.9     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        8                        10     -2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  337                       393    -56      296        
  SINCE MAR 1    923                      1189   -266      912        
  SINCE JUL 1   5326                      5982   -656     4778        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2        
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7       18        
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         2     10       18        
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         2     10       18        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM                                      
 LOWEST     53          1200 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1910                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1950                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 28 2025.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT     
APRIL 29 2025.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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