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CDUS43 KDMX 192229
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 66 1206 AM 93 1975 74 -8 65
MINIMUM 51 749 AM 35 1888 54 -3 51
AVERAGE 59 64 -5 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 3.84 2025 0.17 -0.16 3.84
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 3.23 -1.15 4.14
SINCE MAR 1 11.22 9.42 1.80 10.01
SINCE JAN 1 12.82 11.84 0.98 10.60
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 6 4 2 7
MONTH TO DATE 100 119 -19 75
SINCE MAR 1 994 1336 -342 1013
SINCE JUL 1 5296 6129 -833 5416
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 32 28 4 34
SINCE MAR 1 76 40 36 49
SINCE JAN 1 76 40 36 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 300 AM
LOWEST 66 200 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1892
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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