372  
CDUS43 KDMX 252227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 66 359 PM 98 1967 76 -10 79  
MINIMUM 55 239 AM 34 1925 56 -1 50  
AVERAGE 61 66 -5 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 2.40 1960 0.16 -0.14 T  
MONTH TO DATE 5.27 4.25 1.02 5.64  
SINCE MAR 1 11.14 10.44 0.70 10.57  
SINCE JAN 1 11.73 12.86 -1.13 12.90  
 
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 4 3 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 122 139 -17 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1060 1356 -296 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5463 6149 -686 4833  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 47 -13 61  
SINCE MAR 1 49 59 -10 79  
SINCE JAN 1 49 59 -10 79    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 300 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 96 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1961  
 
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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