886
CDUS43 KDMX 202228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
...............................
..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 62 359 PM 94 1925 74 -12 65
MINIMUM 43 549 AM 35 1892 54 -11 50
AVERAGE 53 64 -11 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.01 1950 0.18 -0.18 1.10
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 3.41 -1.33 5.24
SINCE MAR 1 11.22 9.60 1.62 11.11
SINCE JAN 1 12.82 12.02 0.80 11.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1892 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 12 4 8 7
MONTH TO DATE 114 123 -9 82
SINCE MAR 1 1008 1340 -332 1020
SINCE JUL 1 5310 6133 -823 5423
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 32 31 1 34
SINCE MAR 1 76 43 33 49
SINCE JAN 1 76 43 33 49
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 400 AM
LOWEST 47 300 PM
AVERAGE 70
......................................................
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1886
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1883
1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page