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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 85 353 PM 98 1967 76 9 67
MINIMUM 64 629 AM 34 1925 56 8 53
AVERAGE 75 66 9 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.40 1960 0.16 -0.16 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 4.25 -2.08 5.27
SINCE MAR 1 11.31 10.44 0.87 11.14
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 12.86 0.05 11.73
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.8 -2.3 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 36.5 -6.4 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 3 -3 5
MONTH TO DATE 124 139 -15 123
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1356 -338 1061
SINCE JUL 1 5320 6149 -829 5464
COOLING
TODAY 10 4 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 44 47 -3 34
SINCE MAR 1 88 59 29 49
SINCE JAN 1 88 59 29 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 67 500 AM
LOWEST 31 300 PM
AVERAGE 49
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 96 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1961
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
MAY 26 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 837 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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