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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 68 424 PM 98 1925 75 -7 63
MINIMUM 55 750 AM 33 1963 55 0 44
AVERAGE 62 65 -3 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 3 3 0 11
MONTH TO DATE 124 130 -6 105
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1347 -329 1043
SINCE JUL 1 5320 6140 -820 5446
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 1000 PM
LOWEST 64 100 AM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1885
1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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