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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         48    432 PM  86    2000  58    -10       58
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  16    1982  37     -2       30
  AVERAGE         42                        48     -6       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1965   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.50   0.29     0.33
  SINCE MAR 1      3.46                      2.67   0.79     2.71
  SINCE JAN 1      4.05                      5.09  -1.04     5.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.6  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.5
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       4.7   -1.7      0.8
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.4  -21.1     35.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        18      5       21
  MONTH TO DATE   95                        92      3      102
  SINCE MAR 1    681                       888   -207      718
  SINCE JUL 1   5084                      5681   -597     4584

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM
 LOWEST     30           500 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        88      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        10      1982


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  6 2025.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT
APRIL  7 2025.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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