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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 63 359 PM 94 1886 74 -11 60
MINIMUM 51 737 AM 35 1883 54 -3 45
1931
AVERAGE 57 64 -7 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.78 1969 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 3.58 -1.50 5.24
SINCE MAR 1 11.22 9.77 1.45 11.11
SINCE JAN 1 12.82 12.19 0.63 11.70
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 8 4 4 12
MONTH TO DATE 122 127 -5 94
SINCE MAR 1 1016 1344 -328 1032
SINCE JUL 1 5318 6137 -819 5435
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 32 34 -2 34
SINCE MAR 1 76 46 30 49
SINCE JAN 1 76 46 30 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 74 400 AM
LOWEST 53 300 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 33 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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