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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 83 355 PM 94 1956 71 12 86
MINIMUM 51 412 AM 32 1946 51 0 57
AVERAGE 67 61 6 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.27 2005 0.17 -0.17 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.01 -1.71 2.26
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 8.20 -2.03 7.19
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 10.62 -3.86 9.52
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 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 52 87 -35 48
SINCE MAR 1 990 1304 -314 967
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6097 -704 4833
COOLING
TODAY 2 2 0 7
MONTH TO DATE 14 13 1 14
SINCE MAR 1 29 25 4 32
SINCE JAN 1 29 25 4 32
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 66 400 AM
LOWEST 26 100 PM
AVERAGE 46
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1915
1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2025...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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