CDUS43 KDMX 092226 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 526 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2025 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 76 350 PM 94 1895 70 6 68 MINIMUM 49 528 AM 32 1885 50 -1 50 1923 AVERAGE 63 60 3 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.23 1996 0.17 -0.17 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.50 -1.20 2.16 SINCE MAR 1 6.17 7.69 -1.52 7.09 SINCE JAN 1 6.76 10.11 -3.35 9.42 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 1945 0.0 0.0 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 2 6 -4 6 MONTH TO DATE 52 69 -17 46 SINCE MAR 1 990 1286 -296 965 SINCE JUL 1 5393 6079 -686 4831 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 9 -7 6 SINCE MAR 1 17 21 -4 24 SINCE JAN 1 17 21 -4 24 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 74 500 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 2011 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1966 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. $$