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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 85 359 PM 94 2013 72 13 75
MINIMUM 62 537 AM 34 1888 52 10 59
AVERAGE 74 62 12 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.67 1909 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.37 -2.07 2.49
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 8.56 -2.39 7.42
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 10.98 -4.22 9.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM T 1993 0.0 MM 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 52 97 -45 48
SINCE MAR 1 990 1314 -324 967
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6107 -714 4833
COOLING
TODAY 9 2 7 2
MONTH TO DATE 28 17 11 17
SINCE MAR 1 43 29 14 35
SINCE JAN 1 43 29 14 35
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 600 AM
LOWEST 39 300 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1941
2012
2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1959
1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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