109  
CDUS43 KDMX 110640  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 86 324 PM 95 2011 70 16 77  
MINIMUM 51 544 AM 32 1966 50 1 48  
AVERAGE 69 60 9 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.83 1912 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.67 -1.37 2.16  
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 7.86 -1.69 7.09  
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 10.28 -3.52 9.42  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1966 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 6 -6 2  
MONTH TO DATE 52 75 -23 48  
SINCE MAR 1 990 1292 -302 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6085 -692 4833  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 1 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 10 -4 6  
SINCE MAR 1 21 22 -1 24  
SINCE JAN 1 21 22 -1 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 62 600 AM  
LOWEST 17 200 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2025...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
MAY 12 2025...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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