776  
CDUS43 KDMX 030629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 58 405 PM 90 1952 68 -10 63  
MINIMUM 44 411 AM 30 1908 47 -3 52  
1967  
AVERAGE 51 57 -6 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 1.74 1944 0.17 0.01 0.49  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.34 -0.14 0.60  
SINCE MAR 1 6.07 6.53 -0.46 5.53  
SINCE JAN 1 6.66 8.95 -2.29 7.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1976 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  
YESTERDAY 14 9 5 7  
MONTH TO DATE 20 18 2 12  
SINCE MAR 1 958 1235 -277 931  
SINCE JUL 1 5361 6028 -667 4797  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 15 14 1 18  
SINCE JAN 1 15 14 1 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1100 AM  
LOWEST 68 900 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 88 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2025...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2025...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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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