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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 75 429 PM 93 2000 71 4 83
MINIMUM 45 502 AM 30 1946 50 -5 58
AVERAGE 60 60 0 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.98 1923 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.84 -1.76 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 8.03 1.19 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 10.45 0.37 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 5 6 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 92 81 11 52
SINCE MAR 1 986 1298 -312 990
SINCE JUL 1 5288 6091 -803 5393
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 6
MONTH TO DATE 1 11 -10 12
SINCE MAR 1 45 23 22 27
SINCE JAN 1 45 23 22 27
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 60 400 AM
LOWEST 25 300 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1946
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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