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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 63 503 PM 98 1925 75 -12 76
MINIMUM 44 511 AM 33 1963 55 -11 53
AVERAGE 54 65 -11 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 11 3 8 0
MONTH TO DATE 105 130 -25 48
SINCE MAR 1 1043 1347 -304 967
SINCE JUL 1 5446 6140 -694 4833
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 9.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1885
1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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