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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         58    405 PM  90    1952  68    -10       63       
  MINIMUM         44    411 AM  30    1908  47     -3       52       
                                      1967                           
  AVERAGE         51                        57     -6       58     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.74 1944   0.17   0.01     0.49     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.34  -0.14     0.60     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.07                      6.53  -0.46     5.53     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.66                      8.95  -2.29     7.86     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1976   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.6   -2.6      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      36.3  -22.0     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       14                         9      5        7        
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        18      2       12        
  SINCE MAR 1    958                      1235   -277      931        
  SINCE JUL 1   5361                      6028   -667     4797        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0        
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        14      1       18        
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        14      1       18        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     68           900 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    81                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1949                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1907                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  3 2025...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT     
MAY  4 2025...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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