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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         69    247 PM  92    1885  75     -6       80       
                                      1939                           
  MINIMUM         41    427 AM  32    1963  55    -14       57       
  AVERAGE         55                        65    -10       69     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.58 1914   0.17  -0.17      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    5.24                      3.92   1.32     5.35     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.11                     10.11   1.00    10.28     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.70                     12.53  -0.83    12.61     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2001   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       10                         3      7        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       133    -18       48        
  SINCE MAR 1   1053                      1350   -297      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5456                      6143   -687     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4        
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        40     -6       60        
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        52     -3       78        
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        52     -3       78        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    61                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1939                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1924                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT     
MAY 25 2025...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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