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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 76 MM 91 2019 72 4 78
MINIMUM 51 MM 33 1890 52 -1 61
AVERAGE 64 62 2 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.69 1896 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.71 -2.41 2.49
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 8.90 -2.73 7.42
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 11.32 -4.56 9.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 1 5 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 53 107 -54 48
SINCE MAR 1 991 1324 -333 967
SINCE JUL 1 5394 6117 -723 4833
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5
MONTH TO DATE 34 21 13 22
SINCE MAR 1 49 33 16 40
SINCE JAN 1 49 33 16 40
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 900 PM
LOWEST 31 200 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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