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CDUS43 KDMX 092229
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 74 1158 AM 94 1895 70 4 76
MINIMUM 47 537 AM 32 1885 50 -3 49
1923
AVERAGE 61 60 1 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.23 1996 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.50 -1.42 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 7.69 1.53 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 10.11 0.71 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1945 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
TODAY 4 6 -2 2
MONTH TO DATE 79 69 10 52
SINCE MAR 1 973 1286 -313 990
SINCE JUL 1 5275 6079 -804 5393
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 9 -8 2
SINCE MAR 1 45 21 24 17
SINCE JAN 1 45 21 24 17
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 1200 AM
LOWEST 23 1200 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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