405  
CDUS43 KDMX 032235  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
535 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 62 343 PM 88 1949 68 -6 73  
MINIMUM 45 640 AM 29 1907 47 -2 41  
AVERAGE 54 58 -4 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.62 1913 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.51 -0.31 0.60  
SINCE MAR 1 6.07 6.70 -0.63 5.53  
SINCE JAN 1 6.66 9.12 -2.46 7.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.5 2013 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 11 8 3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 31 26 5 20  
SINCE MAR 1 969 1243 -274 939  
SINCE JUL 1 5372 6036 -664 4805  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 15 15 0 18  
SINCE JAN 1 15 15 0 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 600 AM  
LOWEST 55 400 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 26 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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