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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
612 PM CDT THU APR 24 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         72    353 PM  89    1989  65      7       67       
  MINIMUM         56    816 AM  24    1967  44     12       43       
  AVERAGE         64                        54     10       55     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.27          1.46 1897   0.16   0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.71                      3.02  -0.31     1.35     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.38                      5.19   0.19     3.73     
  SINCE JAN 1      5.97                      7.61  -1.64     6.06     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY           MM             0.1  1910   0.1   MM        0.0      
  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      MM                                                  

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            1                        11    -10       10        
  MONTH TO DATE  307                       362    -55      281        
  SINCE MAR 1    893                      1158   -265      897        
  SINCE JUL 1   5296                      5951   -655     4763        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7       16        
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         2     10       16        
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         2     10       16        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84          1200 PM                                      
 LOWEST     66           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    75                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      2012                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1934                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 24 2025.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT     
APRIL 25 2025.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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