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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 70 414 PM 92 1966 69 1 80
MINIMUM 40 536 AM 28 1885 49 -9 53
1931
AVERAGE 55 59 -4 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.76 1997 0.16 -0.14 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.16 -1.08 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 7.35 1.87 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 9.77 1.05 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 10 7 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 71 56 15 48
SINCE MAR 1 965 1273 -308 986
SINCE JUL 1 5267 6066 -799 5389
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 2
MONTH TO DATE 1 7 -6 2
SINCE MAR 1 45 19 26 17
SINCE JAN 1 45 19 26 17
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 74 800 AM
LOWEST 29 400 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1954
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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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