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CDUS43 KDMX 060627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT TUE MAY 06 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 74 234 PM 92 1909 69 5 67  
MINIMUM 46 452 AM 30 1944 48 -2 42  
AVERAGE 60 58 2 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.81 1882 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.84 -0.64 1.13  
SINCE MAR 1 6.07 7.03 -0.96 6.06  
SINCE JAN 1 6.66 9.45 -2.79 8.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.4 1944 0.0 0.0 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 5 8 -3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 45 42 3 39  
SINCE MAR 1 983 1259 -276 958  
SINCE JUL 1 5386 6052 -666 4824  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 15 17 -2 18  
SINCE JAN 1 15 17 -2 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 600 AM  
LOWEST 31 200 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2025...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2025...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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