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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         76   1241 PM  86    1975  63     13       68       
  MINIMUM         60    228 AM  19    1907  41     19       53       
  AVERAGE         68                        52     16       61     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          3.14 2013   0.14  -0.14     0.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.98  -1.18     1.00     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.47                      4.15  -0.68     3.38     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.06                      6.57  -2.51     5.71     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           8.2  1983   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.5      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.2   -2.2      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.9  -21.6     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                        14    -14        4        
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       277    -25      180        
  SINCE MAR 1    838                      1073   -235      796        
  SINCE JUL 1   5241                      5866   -625     4662        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            3                         0      3        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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    59           300 PM                                      
 LOWEST     36           100 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    48                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1985                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1983                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT     
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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