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CDUS43 KDMX 280639  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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 64 1219 PM 99 2018 76 -12 78  
MINIMUM 55 510 AM 36 1907 57 -2 54  
AVERAGE 60 66 -6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 3.48 1915 0.16 -0.10 0.26  
MONTH TO DATE 5.37 4.57 0.80 6.05  
SINCE MAR 1 11.24 10.76 0.48 10.98  
SINCE JAN 1 11.83 13.18 -1.35 13.31  
 
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 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 133 144 -11 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1071 1361 -290 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5474 6154 -680 4833  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 34 55 -21 67  
SINCE MAR 1 49 67 -18 85  
SINCE JAN 1 49 67 -18 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 200 AM  
LOWEST 58 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 98 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 32 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 28 2025...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
MAY 29 2025...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 840 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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