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CDUS43 KDMX 170643
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 82 430 PM 91 2019 72 10 76
MINIMUM 60 531 AM 33 1890 52 8 51
AVERAGE 71 62 9 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.30 1.69 1896 0.17 0.13 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 2.71 -2.33 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.52 8.90 0.62 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 11.12 11.32 -0.20 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 1
MONTH TO DATE 94 107 -13 53
SINCE MAR 1 988 1324 -336 991
SINCE JUL 1 5290 6117 -827 5394
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 19 21 -2 34
SINCE MAR 1 63 33 30 49
SINCE JAN 1 63 33 30 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 300 AM
LOWEST 56 400 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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