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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT SUN MAY 04 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         70    355 PM  91    1918  68      2       63       
  MINIMUM         41    306 AM  26    1907  48     -7       48       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       56     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          2.50 2003   0.16  -0.16     0.53     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.67  -0.47     1.13     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.07                      6.86  -0.79     6.06     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.66                      9.28  -2.62     8.39     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           0.1  1917   0.1   -0.1      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            9                         8      1        9        
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        34      7       29        
  SINCE MAR 1    979                      1251   -272      948        
  SINCE JUL 1   5382                      6044   -662     4814        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0        
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        16     -1       18        
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        16     -1       18        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1909                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1944                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  4 2025...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT     
MAY  5 2025...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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