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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 80 140 PM 94 2013 72 8 86
MINIMUM 52 524 AM 34 1888 52 0 62
AVERAGE 66 62 4 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.67 1909 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 2.37 -2.29 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 8.56 0.66 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 10.98 -0.16 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1993 0.0 0.0 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
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 94 97 -3 52
SINCE MAR 1 988 1314 -326 990
SINCE JUL 1 5290 6107 -817 5393
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 9
MONTH TO DATE 4 17 -13 28
SINCE MAR 1 48 29 19 43
SINCE JAN 1 48 29 19 43
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 55 700 AM
LOWEST 24 200 PM
AVERAGE 40
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1941
2012
2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1959
1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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