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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 75 457 PM 92 1934 73 2 89
MINIMUM 41 539 AM 35 1916 53 -12 65
AVERAGE 58 63 -5 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 500 AM
LOWEST 28 600 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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