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CDUS43 KDMX 182226
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 74 359 PM 92 1934 73 1 89
MINIMUM 41 539 AM 35 1916 53 -12 65
AVERAGE 58 63 -5 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.66 1944 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 3.06 -2.76 2.49
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 9.25 -3.08 7.42
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 11.67 -4.91 9.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1968 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
TODAY 7 4 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 68 115 -47 48
SINCE MAR 1 1006 1332 -326 967
SINCE JUL 1 5409 6125 -716 4833
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 12
MONTH TO DATE 34 25 9 39
SINCE MAR 1 49 37 12 57
SINCE JAN 1 49 37 12 57
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 500 AM
LOWEST 28 400 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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