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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         83    356 PM  92    1915  71     12       70       
                                      1956                           
  MINIMUM         57    227 AM  32    1997  51      6       61       
  AVERAGE         70                        61      9       66     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          2.51 1970   0.18  -0.18     0.23     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      2.19  -1.89     2.49     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.17                      8.38  -2.21     7.42     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                     10.80  -4.04     9.75     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           0.1  1918   0.1   -0.1      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                                                              
  TODAY            0                         5     -5        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        92    -40       48        
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1309   -319      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5393                      6102   -709     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            5                         2      3        1        
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        15      4       15        
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        27      7       33        
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        27      7       33        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    58                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      2013                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1888                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT     
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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