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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         69    247 PM  92    1885  75     -6       80
                                      1939
  MINIMUM         41    427 AM  32    1963  55    -14       57
  AVERAGE         55                        65    -10       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.58 1914   0.17  -0.17      T
  MONTH TO DATE    5.24                      3.92   1.32     5.35
  SINCE MAR 1     11.11                     10.11   1.00    10.28
  SINCE JAN 1     11.70                     12.53  -0.83    12.61

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2001   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       10                         3      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       133    -18       48
  SINCE MAR 1   1053                      1350   -297      967
  SINCE JUL 1   5456                      6143   -687     4833

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        40     -6       60
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        52     -3       78
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        52     -3       78
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM
 LOWEST     33           200 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1924


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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