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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 83 356 PM 92 1915 71 12 70
1956
MINIMUM 57 227 AM 32 1997 51 6 61
AVERAGE 70 61 9 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.51 1970 0.18 -0.18 0.23
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.19 -1.89 2.49
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 8.38 -2.21 7.42
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 10.80 -4.04 9.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1918 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.8 -2.8 0.8
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 36.5 -22.2 35.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 52 92 -40 48
SINCE MAR 1 990 1309 -319 967
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6102 -709 4833
COOLING
TODAY 5 2 3 1
MONTH TO DATE 19 15 4 15
SINCE MAR 1 34 27 7 33
SINCE JAN 1 34 27 7 33
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 600 AM
LOWEST 40 300 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 2013
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1888
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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