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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 78 547 PM 94 1956 71 7 83
MINIMUM 55 1146 PM 32 1946 51 4 51
AVERAGE 67 61 6 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 2 2 0 2
MONTH TO DATE 3 13 -10 14
SINCE MAR 1 47 25 22 29
SINCE JAN 1 47 25 22 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 16.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 53 100 AM
LOWEST 18 700 PM
AVERAGE 36
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1915
1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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