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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
148 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         68    338 PM  92    1887  67      1       68       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  27    1909  46      4       51       
  AVERAGE         59                        57      2       60     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.18 1892   0.17  -0.15     0.11     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.17  -0.15     0.11     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.89                      6.36  -0.47     5.04     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.48                      8.78  -2.30     7.37     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1940   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.6   -2.6      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      36.3  -22.0     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        6                         9     -3        5        
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         9     -3        5        
  SINCE MAR 1    944                      1226   -282      924        
  SINCE JUL 1   5347                      6019   -672     4790        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0        
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        13      2       18        
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        13      2       18        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    82                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1952                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1908                      
                                             1967                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  2 2025...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT     
MAY  3 2025...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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