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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
557 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 76 104 PM 91 2019 72 4 78
MINIMUM 58 530 AM 33 1890 52 6 61
AVERAGE 67 62 5 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.69 1896 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.71 -2.41 2.49
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 8.90 -2.73 7.42
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 11.32 -4.56 9.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 52 107 -55 48
SINCE MAR 1 990 1324 -334 967
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6117 -724 4833
COOLING
TODAY 2 2 0 5
MONTH TO DATE 36 21 15 22
SINCE MAR 1 51 33 18 40
SINCE JAN 1 51 33 18 40
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 57 600 AM
LOWEST 31 200 PM
AVERAGE 44
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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