458  
CDUS43 KDMX 050630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 72 549 PM 91 1918 68 4 63  
MINIMUM 41 306 AM 26 1907 48 -7 48  
AVERAGE 57 58 -1 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 8 8 0 9  
MONTH TO DATE 40 34 6 29  
SINCE MAR 1 978 1251 -273 948  
SINCE JUL 1 5381 6044 -663 4814  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 36 600 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2025...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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