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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         67    447 PM  98    1967  76     -9       79       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  34    1925  56     -3       50       
  AVERAGE         60                        66     -6       65     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.40 1960   0.16  -0.14      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    5.27                      4.25   1.02     5.64     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.14                     10.44   0.70    10.57     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.73                     12.86  -1.13    12.90     

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        5                         3      2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       139    -16       48        
  SINCE MAR 1   1061                      1356   -295      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5464                      6149   -685     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        47    -13       61        
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        59    -10       79        
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        59    -10       79        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     45           700 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    63                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      2018                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      1961                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 26 2025...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT     
MAY 27 2025...........SUNRISE   546 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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