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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 88 228 PM 91 1941 72 16 80
2012
2017
MINIMUM 59 543 AM 35 1959 52 7 61
1997
AVERAGE 74 62 12 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.52 1943 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 2.54 -2.46 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 8.73 0.49 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 11.15 -0.33 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1907 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 94 102 -8 52
SINCE MAR 1 988 1319 -331 990
SINCE JUL 1 5290 6112 -822 5393
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 2 7 6
MONTH TO DATE 13 19 -6 34
SINCE MAR 1 57 31 26 49
SINCE JAN 1 57 31 26 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 500 AM
LOWEST 39 900 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1890
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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