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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 60 451 PM 94 1886 74 -14 83
MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 35 1883 54 -9 57
1931
AVERAGE 53 64 -11 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 12 4 8 0
MONTH TO DATE 94 127 -33 48
SINCE MAR 1 1032 1344 -312 967
SINCE JUL 1 5435 6137 -702 4833
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 16.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 1200 AM
LOWEST 53 600 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 33 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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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