365  
CDUS43 KDMX 080630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 80 421 PM 92 1966 69 11 77  
MINIMUM 53 552 AM 28 1885 49 4 56  
1931  
AVERAGE 67 59 8 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.10 1.76 1997 0.16 -0.06 0.86  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.16 -0.86 2.01  
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 7.35 -1.18 6.94  
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 9.77 -3.01 9.27  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 800 PM  
LOWEST 31 500 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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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