670  
CDUS43 KDMX 150633  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 86 415 PM 94 2013 72 14 75  
MINIMUM 62 537 AM 34 1888 52 10 59  
AVERAGE 74 62 12 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1993 0.0 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 600 AM  
LOWEST 38 500 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1941  
2012  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1959  
1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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