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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         85    359 PM  94    2013  72     13       75       
  MINIMUM         62    537 AM  34    1888  52     10       59       
  AVERAGE         74                        62     12       67     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.67 1909   0.18  -0.18     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      2.37  -2.07     2.49     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.17                      8.56  -2.39     7.42     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                     10.98  -4.22     9.75     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY           MM             T    1993   0.0   MM        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      MM                                                  

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         5     -5        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        97    -45       48        
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1314   -324      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5393                      6107   -714     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            9                         2      7        2        
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        17     11       17        
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        29     14       35        
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        29     14       35        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    62                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1941                      
                                             2012                     
                                             2017                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1959                      
                                             1997                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT     
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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