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CDUS43 KDMX 112225  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
525 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 83 254 PM 93 2000 71 12 81  
MINIMUM 58 638 AM 30 1946 50 8 50  
AVERAGE 71 60 11 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.98 1923 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.84 -1.54 2.16  
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 8.03 -1.86 7.09  
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 10.45 -3.69 9.42  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 52 81 -29 48  
SINCE MAR 1 990 1298 -308 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6091 -698 4833  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 1 5 1  
MONTH TO DATE 12 11 1 7  
SINCE MAR 1 27 23 4 25  
SINCE JAN 1 27 23 4 25    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 57 600 AM  
LOWEST 19 300 PM  
AVERAGE 38  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 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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