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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
959 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 60 451 PM 94 1886 74 -14 83
MINIMUM 48 603 AM 35 1883 54 -6 57
1931
AVERAGE 54 64 -10 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.78 1969 0.17 -0.17 1.58
MONTH TO DATE 5.24 3.58 1.66 5.35
SINCE MAR 1 11.11 9.77 1.34 10.28
SINCE JAN 1 11.70 12.19 -0.49 12.61
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 11 4 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 93 127 -34 48
SINCE MAR 1 1031 1344 -313 967
SINCE JUL 1 5434 6137 -703 4833
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 5
MONTH TO DATE 34 34 0 56
SINCE MAR 1 49 46 3 74
SINCE JAN 1 49 46 3 74
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 1200 AM
LOWEST 53 500 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 33 1963
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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