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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
546 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 80 240 PM 91 1941 72 8 76
2012
2017
MINIMUM 69 441 AM 35 1959 52 17 54
1997
AVERAGE 75 62 13 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.52 1943 0.17 -0.17 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.54 -2.24 2.49
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 8.73 -2.56 7.42
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 11.15 -4.39 9.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.1 1907 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 52 102 -50 48
SINCE MAR 1 990 1319 -329 967
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6112 -719 4833
COOLING
TODAY 10 2 8 0
MONTH TO DATE 38 19 19 17
SINCE MAR 1 53 31 22 35
SINCE JAN 1 53 31 22 35
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 500 AM
LOWEST 32 400 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1890
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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