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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         86    415 PM  94    2013  72     14       75       
  MINIMUM         62    537 AM  34    1888  52     10       59       
  AVERAGE         74                        62     12       67     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1909   0.18  -0.18     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      2.37  -2.07     2.49     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.17                      8.56  -2.39     7.42     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                     10.98  -4.22     9.75     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1993   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                         5     -5        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        97    -45       48        
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1314   -324      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5393                      6107   -714     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        2        
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        17     11       17        
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        29     14       35        
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        29     14       35        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     38           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    61                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1941                      
                                             2012                     
                                             2017                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1959                      
                                             1997                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT     
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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