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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT MON APR 21 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 66 334 PM 91 1980 64 2 63
MINIMUM 44 251 AM 24 1966 43 1 31
AVERAGE 55 53 2 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.66 1984 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 2.56 -0.16 1.35
SINCE MAR 1 5.07 4.73 0.34 3.73
SINCE JAN 1 5.66 7.15 -1.49 6.06
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1918 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.0 -1.0 0.5
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.4 -2.4 0.8
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.1 -21.8 35.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 10 12 -2 18
MONTH TO DATE 304 327 -23 257
SINCE MAR 1 890 1123 -233 873
SINCE JUL 1 5293 5916 -623 4739
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 400 AM
LOWEST 41 400 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 93 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2025.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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