340  
CDUS43 KDMX 200629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 65 1235 AM 93 1975 74 -9 76  
MINIMUM 51 1159 PM 35 1888 54 -3 60  
AVERAGE 58 64 -6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 3.84R 1.14 1937 0.17 3.67 0.74  
MONTH TO DATE 4.14 3.23 0.91 3.23  
SINCE MAR 1 10.01 9.42 0.59 8.16  
SINCE JAN 1 10.60 11.84 -1.24 10.49  
 
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 7 4 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 75 119 -44 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1013 1336 -323 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5416 6129 -713 4833  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 17.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1100 PM  
LOWEST 46 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1892  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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