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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 76 1241 PM 86 1975 63 13 68
MINIMUM 60 228 AM 19 1907 41 19 53
AVERAGE 68 52 16 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.14 2013 0.14 -0.14 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.98 -1.18 1.00
SINCE MAR 1 3.47 4.15 -0.68 3.38
SINCE JAN 1 4.06 6.57 -2.51 5.71
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 8.2 1983 0.0 0.0 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 0 14 -14 4
MONTH TO DATE 252 277 -25 180
SINCE MAR 1 838 1073 -235 796
SINCE JUL 1 5241 5866 -625 4662
COOLING
TODAY 3 0 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 16
SINCE MAR 1 10 2 8 16
SINCE JAN 1 10 2 8 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 59 300 PM
LOWEST 36 100 AM
AVERAGE 48
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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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