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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 58 310 PM 92 1887 67 -9 68
MINIMUM 39 431 AM 27 1909 46 -7 50
AVERAGE 49 57 -8 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.18 1892 0.17 -0.17 0.02
MONTH TO DATE T 0.17 -0.17 0.02
SINCE MAR 1 9.14 6.36 2.78 5.89
SINCE JAN 1 10.74 8.78 1.96 6.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.6 -2.1 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 36.3 -6.2 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 9 7 6
MONTH TO DATE 16 9 7 6
SINCE MAR 1 910 1226 -316 944
SINCE JUL 1 5212 6019 -807 5347
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0
SINCE MAR 1 44 13 31 15
SINCE JAN 1 44 13 31 15
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 500 AM
LOWEST 34 400 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1908
1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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