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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
144 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 63 507 PM 90 1952 68 -5 58
MINIMUM 37 610 AM 30 1908 47 -10 44
1967
AVERAGE 50 57 -7 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.74 1944 0.17 -0.17 0.18
MONTH TO DATE T 0.34 -0.34 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 9.14 6.53 2.61 6.07
SINCE JAN 1 10.74 8.95 1.79 6.66
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1976 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 15 9 6 14
MONTH TO DATE 31 18 13 20
SINCE MAR 1 925 1235 -310 958
SINCE JUL 1 5227 6028 -801 5361
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0
SINCE MAR 1 44 14 30 15
SINCE JAN 1 44 14 30 15
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 600 AM
LOWEST 25 400 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 88 1949
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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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