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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 58 257 PM 95 1934 69 -11 75
MINIMUM 40 540 AM 28 1947 48 -8 49
AVERAGE 49 59 -10 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.58 2007 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 1.00 -0.94 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 9.20 7.19 2.01 6.07
SINCE JAN 1 10.80 9.61 1.19 6.66
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1991 0.0 0.0 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 7 9 3
MONTH TO DATE 61 49 12 48
SINCE MAR 1 955 1266 -311 986
SINCE JUL 1 5257 6059 -802 5389
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 6 -5 0
SINCE MAR 1 45 18 27 15
SINCE JAN 1 45 18 27 15
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 60 300 AM
LOWEST 24 500 PM
AVERAGE 42
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1966
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1885
1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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