987  
CDUS43 KDMX 072235  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
535 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 80 352 PM 92 1966 69 11 77  
MINIMUM 53 552 AM 28 1885 49 4 56  
1931  
AVERAGE 67 59 8 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.76 1997 0.16 -0.16 0.86  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.16 -0.96 2.01  
SINCE MAR 1 6.07 7.35 -1.28 6.94  
SINCE JAN 1 6.66 9.77 -3.11 9.27  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 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  
TODAY 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 56 -8 40  
SINCE MAR 1 986 1273 -287 959  
SINCE JUL 1 5389 6066 -677 4825  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 1 1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 2 7 -5 2  
SINCE MAR 1 17 19 -2 20  
SINCE JAN 1 17 19 -2 20    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 700 AM  
LOWEST 32 200 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1954  
 
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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