463  
CDUS43 KDMX 070632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 75 429 PM 95 1934 69 6 75  
MINIMUM 49 422 AM 28 1947 48 1 53  
AVERAGE 62 59 3 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.58 2007 0.16 -0.16 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.00 -0.80 1.15  
SINCE MAR 1 6.07 7.19 -1.12 6.08  
SINCE JAN 1 6.66 9.61 -2.95 8.41  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1991 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 3 7 -4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 48 49 -1 40  
SINCE MAR 1 986 1266 -280 959  
SINCE JUL 1 5389 6059 -670 4825  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 0  
SINCE MAR 1 15 18 -3 18  
SINCE JAN 1 15 18 -3 18    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 300 AM  
LOWEST 34 400 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1966  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1885  
1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2025...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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