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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         57    317 PM  87    1930  61     -4       60       
  MINIMUM         45    802 AM  20    1940  39      6       46       
  AVERAGE         51                        50      1       53     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          2.00 2005   0.12  -0.12     0.05     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.18  -0.38     0.53     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.47                      3.35   0.12     2.91     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.06                      5.77  -1.71     5.24     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           4.1  2007   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.5      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.0   -2.0      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.7  -21.4     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           14                        16     -2       12        
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       191     16      166        
  SINCE MAR 1    793                       987   -194      782        
  SINCE JUL 1   5196                      5780   -584     4648        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1916                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1940                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 11 2025.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT     
APRIL 12 2025.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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