379  
CDUS43 KDMX 270646  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
146 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 69 152 PM 96 2018 76 -7 79  
MINIMUM 51 307 AM 39 1961 56 -5 61  
AVERAGE 60 66 -6 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 2.08 1903 0.16 -0.12 0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 5.31 4.41 0.90 5.79  
SINCE MAR 1 11.18 10.60 0.58 10.72  
SINCE JAN 1 11.77 13.02 -1.25 13.05  
 
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 128 142 -14 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1066 1359 -293 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5469 6152 -683 4833  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 34 51 -17 66  
SINCE MAR 1 49 63 -14 84  
SINCE JAN 1 49 63 -14 84    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1000 PM  
LOWEST 36 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 99 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 36 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 27 2025...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
MAY 28 2025...........SUNRISE 545 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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