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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         75    343 PM  95    1934  69      6       75       
  MINIMUM         49    422 AM  28    1947  48      1       53       
  AVERAGE         62                        59      3       64     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.58 2007   0.16  -0.16     0.02     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      1.00  -0.80     1.15     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.07                      7.19  -1.12     6.08     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.66                      9.61  -2.95     8.41     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    1991   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.7   -2.7      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      36.4  -22.1     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            3                         7     -4        1        
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        49     -1       40        
  SINCE MAR 1    986                      1266   -280      959        
  SINCE JUL 1   5389                      6059   -670     4825        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0        
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        18     -3       18        
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        18     -3       18        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    60                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1966                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1885                      
                                             1931                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  6 2025...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT     
MAY  7 2025...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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