523  
CDUS43 KDMX 312226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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 84 348 PM 102 1934 78 6 81  
MINIMUM 56 552 AM 34 1889 58 -2 64  
AVERAGE 70 68 2 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.76 1954 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 5.37 5.24 0.13 6.05  
SINCE MAR 1 11.24 11.43 -0.19 10.98  
SINCE JAN 1 11.83 13.85 -2.02 13.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.8 -2.8 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.5 -22.2 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 139 152 -13 50  
SINCE MAR 1 1077 1369 -292 969  
SINCE JUL 1 5480 6162 -682 4835  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 5 0 8  
MONTH TO DATE 39 71 -32 79  
SINCE MAR 1 54 83 -29 97  
SINCE JAN 1 54 83 -29 97    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 400 AM  
LOWEST 33 400 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 98 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 37 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 31 2025...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
JUNE 1 2025..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 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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