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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
525 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 75 359 PM 94 1934 70 5 73
MINIMUM 46 251 AM 32 1954 49 -3 53
AVERAGE 61 59 2 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.41 1950 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.33 -1.25 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 7.52 1.70 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 9.94 0.88 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1938 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021
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
TODAY 4 7 -3 2
MONTH TO DATE 75 63 12 50
SINCE MAR 1 969 1280 -311 988
SINCE JUL 1 5271 6073 -802 5391
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 8 -7 2
SINCE MAR 1 45 20 25 17
SINCE JAN 1 45 20 25 17
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 54 1200 AM
LOWEST 20 400 PM
AVERAGE 37
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1895
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1885
1923
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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