520  
CDUS43 KDMX 260638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 67 447 PM 98 1967 76 -9 79  
MINIMUM 53 1159 PM 34 1925 56 -3 50  
AVERAGE 60 66 -6 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 5 3 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 123 139 -16 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1061 1356 -295 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5464 6149 -685 4833  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 9.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 300 AM  
LOWEST 45 700 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 96 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 26 2025...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT  
MAY 27 2025...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 839 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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