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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 65 1235 AM 93 1975 74 -9 76
MINIMUM 52 1034 AM 35 1888 54 -2 60
AVERAGE 59 64 -5 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.22R 1.14 1937 0.17 1.05 0.74
MONTH TO DATE 1.52 3.23 -1.71 3.23
SINCE MAR 1 7.39 9.42 -2.03 8.16
SINCE JAN 1 7.98 11.84 -3.86 10.49
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 6 4 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 74 119 -45 48
SINCE MAR 1 1012 1336 -324 967
SINCE JUL 1 5415 6129 -714 4833
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 3
MONTH TO DATE 34 28 6 42
SINCE MAR 1 49 40 9 60
SINCE JAN 1 49 40 9 60
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
HAIL
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 300 PM
LOWEST 46 1200 AM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1892
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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