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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         69   1234 PM  97    1939  75     -6       76
  MINIMUM         54    307 AM  36    1924  56     -2       56
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          2.62 1922   0.17  -0.16     0.29
  MONTH TO DATE    5.25                      4.09   1.16     5.64
  SINCE MAR 1     11.12                     10.28   0.84    10.57
  SINCE JAN 1     11.71                     12.70  -0.99    12.90

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            3                         3      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       136    -18       48
  SINCE MAR 1   1056                      1353   -297      967
  SINCE JUL 1   5459                      6146   -687     4833

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        1
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        43     -9       61
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        55     -6       79
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        55     -6       79
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           100 AM
 LOWEST     47          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        98      1967
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
MAY 25 2025...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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