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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         73    354 PM  94    1934  70      3       81
  MINIMUM         53    615 AM  32    1954  49      4       56
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.10          1.41 1950   0.17  -0.07     0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      1.33  -0.93     2.15
  SINCE MAR 1      6.27                      7.52  -1.25     7.08
  SINCE JAN 1      6.86                      9.94  -3.08     9.41

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1938   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2021
  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            2                         7     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        63    -13       40
  SINCE MAR 1    988                      1280   -292      959
  SINCE JUL 1   5391                      6073   -682     4825

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        4
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         8     -6        6
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        20     -3       24
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        20     -3       24
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           100 AM
 LOWEST     26           300 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1895
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1885
                                             1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2025...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT
MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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