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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         76    350 PM  94    1895  70      6       68       
  MINIMUM         49    528 AM  32    1885  50     -1       50       
                                      1923                           
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       59     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          3.23 1996   0.17  -0.17     0.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      1.50  -1.20     2.16     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.17                      7.69  -1.52     7.09     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                     10.11  -3.35     9.42     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    1945   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.7   -2.7      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      36.4  -22.1     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            2                         6     -4        6        
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        69    -17       46        
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1286   -296      965        
  SINCE JUL 1   5393                      6079   -686     4831        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         9     -7        6        
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        21     -4       24        
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        21     -4       24        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    51                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      2011                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1966                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT     
MAY 10 2025...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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