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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
211 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         65    108 PM  94    1925  74     -9       84       
  MINIMUM         50    351 AM  35    1892  54     -4       63       
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       74     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        1.10          2.01 1950   0.18   0.92     0.54     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.24                      3.41   1.83     3.77     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.11                      9.60   1.51     8.70     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.70                     12.02  -0.32    11.03     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1892   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        7                         4      3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       123    -41       48        
  SINCE MAR 1   1020                      1340   -320      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5423                      6133   -710     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        9        
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        31      3       51        
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        43      6       69        
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        43      6       69        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     76           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    88                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1886                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1883                      
                                             1931                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT     
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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