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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 66 358 PM 90 1880 73 -7 83
MINIMUM 47 608 AM 36 1915 53 -6 56
AVERAGE 57 63 -6 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.96 1889 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.88 -2.58 2.49
SINCE MAR 1 6.17 9.07 -2.90 7.42
SINCE JAN 1 6.76 11.49 -4.73 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 8 4 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 61 111 -50 48
SINCE MAR 1 999 1328 -329 967
SINCE JUL 1 5402 6121 -719 4833
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 5
MONTH TO DATE 34 23 11 27
SINCE MAR 1 49 35 14 45
SINCE JAN 1 49 35 14 45
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 74 600 AM
LOWEST 38 400 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1916
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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