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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 2025...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         59   1230 AM  90    2012  65     -6       63
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  28    1934  44      6       50
  AVERAGE         55                        55      0       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.79 1904   0.16   0.33     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      3.18   0.02     1.35
  SINCE MAR 1      5.87                      5.35   0.52     3.73
  SINCE JAN 1      6.46                      7.77  -1.31     6.06

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1907   0.0    0.0      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       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                        11     -1        8
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       373    -56      289
  SINCE MAR 1    903                      1169   -266      905
  SINCE JUL 1   5306                      5962   -656     4771

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     74           700 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1987
                                             1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 26 2025.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2025.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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