626  
CDUS43 KDMX 130632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 83 429 PM 94 1956 71 12 86  
MINIMUM 51 412 AM 32 1946 51 0 57  
AVERAGE 67 61 6 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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  
YESTERDAY 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 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 400 AM  
LOWEST 26 100 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1915  
1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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