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CDUS43 KDMX 160635
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 80 240 PM 91 1941 72 8 76
2012
2017
MINIMUM 61 1113 PM 35 1959 52 9 54
1997
AVERAGE 71 62 9 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1907 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 52 102 -50 48
SINCE MAR 1 990 1319 -329 967
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6112 -719 4833
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 34 19 15 17
SINCE MAR 1 49 31 18 35
SINCE JAN 1 49 31 18 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 17.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 500 AM
LOWEST 32 500 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1890
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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