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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
211 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 65 108 PM 94 1925 74 -9 84
MINIMUM 50 351 AM 35 1892 54 -4 63
AVERAGE 58 64 -6 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.10 2.01 1950 0.18 0.92 0.54
MONTH TO DATE 5.24 3.41 1.83 3.77
SINCE MAR 1 11.11 9.60 1.51 8.70
SINCE JAN 1 11.70 12.02 -0.32 11.03
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1892 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 82 123 -41 48
SINCE MAR 1 1020 1340 -320 967
SINCE JUL 1 5423 6133 -710 4833
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 9
MONTH TO DATE 34 31 3 51
SINCE MAR 1 49 43 6 69
SINCE JAN 1 49 43 6 69
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 76 100 PM
AVERAGE 88
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1886
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1883
1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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