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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 64 715 PM 94 1886 74 -10 60
MINIMUM 51 737 AM 35 1883 54 -3 45
1931
AVERAGE 58 64 -6 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 7 4 3 12
MONTH TO DATE 121 127 -6 94
SINCE MAR 1 1015 1344 -329 1032
SINCE JUL 1 5317 6137 -820 5435
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 9.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 33 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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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