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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 59 350 PM 92 1909 69 -10 74
MINIMUM 44 455 AM 30 1944 48 -4 46
AVERAGE 52 58 -6 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.06 2.81 1882 0.17 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.84 -0.78 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 9.20 7.03 2.17 6.07
SINCE JAN 1 10.80 9.45 1.35 6.66
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.4 1944 0.0 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.7 -2.2 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 36.4 -6.3 14.3
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 13 8 5 5
MONTH TO DATE 45 42 3 45
SINCE MAR 1 939 1259 -320 983
SINCE JUL 1 5241 6052 -811 5386
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 5 -4 0
SINCE MAR 1 45 17 28 15
SINCE JAN 1 45 17 28 15
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 500 AM
LOWEST 27 400 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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