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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 79 341 PM 92 1934 73 6 75
MINIMUM 62 702 PM 35 1916 53 9 41
AVERAGE 71 63 8 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.38 1.66 1944 0.18 1.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.07 3.06 -0.99 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 11.21 9.25 1.96 6.17
SINCE JAN 1 12.81 11.67 1.14 6.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 57 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 700 PM
LOWEST 62 400 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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