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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         63    503 PM  98    1925  75    -12       76       
  MINIMUM         44    511 AM  33    1963  55    -11       53       
  AVERAGE         54                        65    -11       65     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.01 1952   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.24                      3.75   1.49     5.35     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.11                      9.94   1.17    10.28     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.70                     12.36  -0.66    12.61     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        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                                                              
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       130    -25       48        
  SINCE MAR 1   1043                      1347   -304      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5446                      6140   -694     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        37     -3       56        
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        49      0       74        
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        49      0       74        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    70                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1885                      
                                             1939                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        32      1963                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT     
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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