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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 86 359 PM 96 2018 76 10 69
MINIMUM 62 508 AM 39 1961 56 6 51
AVERAGE 74 66 8 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.08 1903 0.16 -0.16 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 4.41 -2.24 5.31
SINCE MAR 1 11.31 10.60 0.71 11.18
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 13.02 -0.11 11.77
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 0 3 -3 5
MONTH TO DATE 124 142 -18 128
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1359 -341 1066
SINCE JUL 1 5320 6152 -832 5469
COOLING
TODAY 9 4 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 53 51 2 34
SINCE MAR 1 97 63 34 49
SINCE JAN 1 97 63 34 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 600 AM
LOWEST 32 400 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 99 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 36 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
MAY 27 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 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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