365  
CDUS43 KDMX 290634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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 68 433 PM 98 2018 77 -9 75  
MINIMUM 55 555 AM 32 1947 57 -2 54  
AVERAGE 62 67 -5 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.34 1947 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.37 4.73 0.64 6.05  
SINCE MAR 1 11.24 10.92 0.32 10.98  
SINCE JAN 1 11.83 13.34 -1.51 13.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1947 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 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 136 146 -10 48  
SINCE MAR 1 1074 1363 -289 967  
SINCE JUL 1 5477 6156 -679 4833  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 59 -25 67  
SINCE MAR 1 49 71 -22 85  
SINCE JAN 1 49 71 -22 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 54 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 104 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 32 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 29 2025...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
MAY 30 2025...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 841 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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