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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 72 407 PM 95 2011 70 2 86
MINIMUM 41 533 AM 32 1966 50 -9 51
AVERAGE 57 60 -3 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.83 1912 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.67 -1.59 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 7.86 1.36 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 10.28 0.54 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1966 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 8 6 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 87 75 12 52
SINCE MAR 1 981 1292 -311 990
SINCE JUL 1 5283 6085 -802 5393
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 4
MONTH TO DATE 1 10 -9 6
SINCE MAR 1 45 22 23 21
SINCE JAN 1 45 22 23 21
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 55 600 AM
LOWEST 19 300 PM
AVERAGE 37
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1946
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2026...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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