259  
CDUS43 KDMX 100640  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 76 417 PM 94 1895 70 6 68  
MINIMUM 49 528 AM 32 1885 50 -1 50  
1923  
AVERAGE 63 60 3 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.23 1996 0.17 -0.17 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.50 -1.20 2.16  
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 7.69 -1.52 7.09  
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 10.11 -3.35 9.42  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1945 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 2 6 -4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 52 69 -17 46  
SINCE MAR 1 990 1286 -296 965  
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6079 -686 4831  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 9 -7 6  
SINCE MAR 1 17 21 -4 24  
SINCE JAN 1 17 21 -4 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 500 AM  
LOWEST 26 500 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 10 2025...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
MAY 11 2025...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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