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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
222 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 82 559 PM 90 1880 73 9 67
MINIMUM 62 521 AM 36 1915 53 9 47
AVERAGE 72 63 9 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.31 1.96 1889 0.17 0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.69 2.88 -2.19 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.83 9.07 0.76 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 11.43 11.49 -0.06 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 8
MONTH TO DATE 94 111 -17 61
SINCE MAR 1 988 1328 -340 999
SINCE JUL 1 5290 6121 -831 5402
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 26 23 3 34
SINCE MAR 1 70 35 35 49
SINCE JAN 1 70 35 35 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 600 AM
LOWEST 58 600 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1916
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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