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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         62    359 PM  87    2002  62      0       82       
  MINIMUM         38    610 AM  20    1928  40     -2       54       
  AVERAGE         50                        51     -1       68     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.85 1982   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.70  -0.90     0.53     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.47                      3.87  -0.40     2.91     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.06                      6.29  -2.23     5.24     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           3.9  1947   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.5      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.1   -2.1      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.8  -21.5     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           15                        14      1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       249     -4      176        
  SINCE MAR 1    831                      1045   -214      792        
  SINCE JUL 1   5234                      5838   -604     4658        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        3        
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2       12        
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         2      5       12        
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         2      5       12        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.8                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     21           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    47                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        90      1898                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1905                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 15 2025.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT     
APRIL 16 2025.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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