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CDUS43 KDMX 012228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 68 338 PM 92 1887 67 1 68
MINIMUM 54 603 AM 27 1909 46 8 51
AVERAGE 61 57 4 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.02 1.18 1892 0.17 -0.15 0.11
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.17 -0.15 0.11
SINCE MAR 1 5.89 6.36 -0.47 5.04
SINCE JAN 1 6.48 8.78 -2.30 7.37
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.6 -2.6 0.8
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.3 -22.0 35.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 4 9 -5 5
MONTH TO DATE 4 9 -5 5
SINCE MAR 1 942 1226 -284 924
SINCE JUL 1 5345 6019 -674 4790
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0
SINCE MAR 1 15 13 2 18
SINCE JAN 1 15 13 2 18
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 200 AM
LOWEST 63 400 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1908
1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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