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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         60    451 PM  94    1886  74    -14       83       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  35    1883  54     -9       57       
                                      1931                           
  AVERAGE         53                        64    -11       70     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1969   0.17  -0.17     1.58     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.24                      3.58   1.66     5.35     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.11                      9.77   1.34    10.28     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.70                     12.19  -0.49    12.61     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        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                                                              
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       127    -33       48        
  SINCE MAR 1   1032                      1344   -312      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5435                      6137   -702     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5        
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        34      0       56        
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        46      3       74        
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        46      3       74        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     53           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    70                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1925                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1963                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT     
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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