CDUS43 KDMX 090627 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 127 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2025 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 73 457 PM 94 1934 70 3 81 MINIMUM 53 615 AM 32 1954 49 4 56 AVERAGE 63 59 4 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 1950 0.17 -0.17 0.14 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.33 -1.03 2.15 SINCE MAR 1 6.17 7.52 -1.35 7.08 SINCE JAN 1 6.76 9.94 -3.18 9.41 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 100 AM LOWEST 26 300 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1895 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1885 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT MAY 10 2025...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$