Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLMDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1150 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2025
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 05/30/1934
LOW 26 05/04/1907
HIGHEST 86 05/10 88 -2
05/14
LOWEST 41 05/04 37 4
05/18
05/23
MEAN 61.6 62.4 -0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.7 -0.7
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.08 1996
MINIMUM 0.77 1925
TOTALS 5.37 5.24 0.13
DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.17 0.00
DAYS >= .01 9
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2
SINCE 7/1 14.3 36.5 -22.2
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 139 153 -14
SINCE 7/1 5480 6162 -682
COOLING TOTAL 39 71 -32
SINCE 1/1 54 83 -29
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 HAIL 1
SLEET 0 FOG 5
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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