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CDUS43 KDMX 042227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT SUN MAY 04 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 70 355 PM 91 1918 68 2 63  
MINIMUM 41 306 AM 26 1907 48 -7 48  
AVERAGE 56 58 -2 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.50 2003 0.16 -0.16 0.53  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.67 -0.47 1.13  
SINCE MAR 1 6.07 6.86 -0.79 6.06  
SINCE JAN 1 6.66 9.28 -2.62 8.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1917 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.7 -2.7 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.4 -22.1 35.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 8 1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 41 34 7 29  
SINCE MAR 1 979 1251 -272 948  
SINCE JUL 1 5382 6044 -662 4814  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 15 16 -1 18  
SINCE JAN 1 15 16 -1 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 37 200 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2025...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 817 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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