198  
CDUS43 KDMX 232226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 69 247 PM 92 1885 75 -6 80  
1939  
MINIMUM 41 427 AM 32 1963 55 -14 57  
AVERAGE 55 65 -10 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 1914 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 5.24 3.92 1.32 5.35  
SINCE MAR 1 11.11 10.11 1.00 10.28  
SINCE JAN 1 11.70 12.53 -0.83 12.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2001 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 10 3 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 115 133 -18 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1053 1350 -297 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5456 6143 -687 4833  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 34 40 -6 60  
SINCE MAR 1 49 52 -3 78  
SINCE JAN 1 49 52 -3 78    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 600 AM  
LOWEST 33 200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 97 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1924  
 
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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