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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 62 359 PM 98 1925 75 -13 76
MINIMUM 44 511 AM 33 1963 55 -11 53
AVERAGE 53 65 -12 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.01 1952 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.24 3.75 1.49 5.35
SINCE MAR 1 11.11 9.94 1.17 10.28
SINCE JAN 1 11.70 12.36 -0.66 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 12 3 9 0
MONTH TO DATE 106 130 -24 48
SINCE MAR 1 1044 1347 -303 967
SINCE JUL 1 5447 6140 -693 4833
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 34 37 -3 56
SINCE MAR 1 49 49 0 74
SINCE JAN 1 49 49 0 74
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 200 AM
LOWEST 50 400 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1885
1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 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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