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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 78 108 PM 94 1956 71 7 83
MINIMUM 61 131 AM 32 1946 51 10 51
AVERAGE 70 61 9 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.27 2005 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 2.01 -1.93 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 8.20 1.02 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 10.62 0.20 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 92 87 5 52
SINCE MAR 1 986 1304 -318 990
SINCE JUL 1 5288 6097 -809 5393
COOLING
TODAY 5 2 3 2
MONTH TO DATE 6 13 -7 14
SINCE MAR 1 50 25 25 29
SINCE JAN 1 50 25 25 29
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 53 100 AM
LOWEST 29 400 PM
AVERAGE 41
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1915
1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1997
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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