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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
539 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         64   1219 PM  99    2018  76    -12       78
  MINIMUM         55    510 AM  36    1907  57     -2       54
  AVERAGE         60                        66     -6       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.02          3.48 1915   0.16  -0.14     0.26
  MONTH TO DATE    5.33                      4.57   0.76     6.05
  SINCE MAR 1     11.20                     10.76   0.44    10.98
  SINCE JAN 1     11.79                     13.18  -1.39    13.31

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            5                         2      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       144    -11       48
  SINCE MAR 1   1071                      1361   -290      967
  SINCE JUL 1   5474                      6154   -680     4833

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        1
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        55    -21       67
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        67    -18       85
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        67    -18       85
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        98      2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        32      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 27 2025...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT
MAY 28 2025...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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