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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT WED APR 16 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         75    345 PM  90    1898  62     13       79       
  MINIMUM         40    219 AM  21    1905  41     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         58                        52      6       69     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.32 1900   0.14  -0.14     0.46     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.84  -1.04     0.99     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.47                      4.01  -0.54     3.37     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.06                      6.43  -2.37     5.70     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           8.8  1921   0.1   -0.1      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            7                        14     -7        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       263    -11      176        
  SINCE MAR 1    838                      1059   -221      792        
  SINCE JUL 1   5241                      5852   -611     4658        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        4        
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2       16        
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         2      5       16        
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         2      5       16        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    53           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     17           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    35                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1975                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1907                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 16 2025.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT     
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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