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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         75    457 PM  92    1934  73      2       89       
  MINIMUM         41    539 AM  35    1916  53    -12       65       
  AVERAGE         58                        63     -5       77     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1944   0.18  -0.18     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      3.06  -2.76     2.49     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.17                      9.25  -3.08     7.42     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                     11.67  -4.91     9.75     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968   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        7                         4      3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   68                       115    -47       48        
  SINCE MAR 1   1006                      1332   -326      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5409                      6125   -716     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       12        
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        25      9       39        
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        37     12       57        
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        37     12       57        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     28           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    55                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1975                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1888                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT     
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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