964  
CDUS43 KDMX 310636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 79 322 PM 105 1934 77 2 79  
MINIMUM 51 330 AM 40 1897 58 -7 59  
AVERAGE 65 68 -3 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.52 1903 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.37 5.07 0.30 6.05  
SINCE MAR 1 11.24 11.26 -0.02 10.98  
SINCE JAN 1 11.83 13.68 -1.85 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 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 139 150 -11 50  
SINCE MAR 1 1077 1367 -290 969  
SINCE JUL 1 5480 6160 -680 4835  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 34 67 -33 71  
SINCE MAR 1 49 79 -30 89  
SINCE JAN 1 49 79 -30 89    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 200 AM  
LOWEST 33 500 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 102 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 34 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 31 2025...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
JUNE 1 2025..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 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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