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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         76        MM  91    2019  72      4       78        
  MINIMUM         51        MM  33    1890  52     -1       61        
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       70     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.69 1896   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      2.71  -2.41     2.49     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.17                      8.90  -2.73     7.42     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                     11.32  -4.56     9.75     

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        1                         5     -4        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   53                       107    -54       48        
  SINCE MAR 1    991                      1324   -333      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5394                      6117   -723     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5        
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        21     13       22        
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        33     16       40        
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        33     16       40        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    55   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           900 PM                                      
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    47                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1880                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1915                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT     
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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