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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 67 359 PM 98 1925 75 -8 63
MINIMUM 55 750 AM 33 1963 55 0 44
AVERAGE 61 65 -4 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.01 1952 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 3.75 -1.67 5.24
SINCE MAR 1 11.22 9.94 1.28 11.11
SINCE JAN 1 12.82 12.36 0.46 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 4 3 1 11
MONTH TO DATE 125 130 -5 105
SINCE MAR 1 1019 1347 -328 1043
SINCE JUL 1 5321 6140 -819 5446
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 32 37 -5 34
SINCE MAR 1 76 49 27 49
SINCE JAN 1 76 49 27 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 200 PM
LOWEST 64 100 AM
AVERAGE 69
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1885
1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 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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