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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 76 334 PM 92 1915 71 5 83
1956
MINIMUM 50 359 AM 32 1997 51 -1 57
AVERAGE 63 61 2 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.51 1970 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 2.19 -2.11 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 8.38 0.84 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 10.80 0.02 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1918 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 5.8 -2.3 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 36.5 -6.4 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 2 5 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 94 92 2 52
SINCE MAR 1 988 1309 -321 990
SINCE JUL 1 5290 6102 -812 5393
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 5
MONTH TO DATE 3 15 -12 19
SINCE MAR 1 47 27 20 34
SINCE JAN 1 47 27 20 34
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 56 300 AM
LOWEST 21 400 PM
AVERAGE 39
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 2013
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1888
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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