Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 150633
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 86 415 PM 94 2013 72 14 75
MINIMUM 62 537 AM 34 1888 52 10 59
AVERAGE 74 62 12 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.67 1909 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.37 -2.07 2.49
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 8.56 -2.39 7.42
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 10.98 -4.22 9.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1993 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 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 52 97 -45 48
SINCE MAR 1 990 1314 -324 967
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6107 -714 4833
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 2 7 2
MONTH TO DATE 28 17 11 17
SINCE MAR 1 43 29 14 35
SINCE JAN 1 43 29 14 35
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 600 AM
LOWEST 38 500 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1941
2012
2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1959
1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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