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CDUS43 KDMX 032230
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 76 325 PM 88 1949 68 8 62
MINIMUM 51 542 AM 29 1907 47 4 44
AVERAGE 64 58 6 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.62 1913 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.51 -0.51 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 9.14 6.70 2.44 6.07
SINCE JAN 1 10.74 9.12 1.62 6.66
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.5 2013 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
TODAY 1 8 -7 12
MONTH TO DATE 32 26 6 32
SINCE MAR 1 926 1243 -317 970
SINCE JUL 1 5228 6036 -808 5373
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0
SINCE MAR 1 44 15 29 15
SINCE JAN 1 44 15 29 15
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 48 600 AM
LOWEST 22 300 PM
AVERAGE 35
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1918
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 26 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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