649  
CDUS43 KDMX 250637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 69 1234 PM 97 1939 75 -6 76  
MINIMUM 54 307 AM 36 1924 56 -2 56  
AVERAGE 62 65 -3 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.62 1922 0.17 -0.16 0.29  
MONTH TO DATE 5.25 4.09 1.16 5.64  
SINCE MAR 1 11.12 10.28 0.84 10.57  
SINCE JAN 1 11.71 12.70 -0.99 12.90  
 
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 3 3 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 118 136 -18 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1056 1353 -297 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5459 6146 -687 4833  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 1  
MONTH TO DATE 34 43 -9 61  
SINCE MAR 1 49 55 -6 79  
SINCE JAN 1 49 55 -6 79    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 100 AM  
LOWEST 47 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 98 1967  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 25 2025...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
MAY 26 2025...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 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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