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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 79 341 PM 92 1934 73 6 75
MINIMUM 63 329 AM 35 1916 53 10 41
AVERAGE 71 63 8 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.35 1.66 1944 0.18 0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.04 3.06 -2.02 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 10.18 9.25 0.93 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 11.78 11.67 0.11 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1968 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
TODAY 0 4 -4 7
MONTH TO DATE 94 115 -21 68
SINCE MAR 1 988 1332 -344 1006
SINCE JUL 1 5290 6125 -835 5409
COOLING
TODAY 6 2 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 32 25 7 34
SINCE MAR 1 76 37 39 49
SINCE JAN 1 76 37 39 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 200 AM
LOWEST 62 400 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1888
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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