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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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 87 346 PM 99 2018 76 11 64
MINIMUM 60 536 AM 36 1907 57 3 55
AVERAGE 74 66 8 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.48 1915 0.16 -0.16 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 4.57 -2.40 5.37
SINCE MAR 1 11.31 10.76 0.55 11.24
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 13.18 -0.27 11.83
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 2 -2 5
MONTH TO DATE 124 144 -20 133
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1361 -343 1071
SINCE JUL 1 5320 6154 -834 5474
COOLING
TODAY 9 4 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 62 55 7 34
SINCE MAR 1 106 67 39 49
SINCE JAN 1 106 67 39 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 500 AM
LOWEST 33 400 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 98 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 32 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 27 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 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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