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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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 85 359 PM 98 2018 77 8 68
MINIMUM 64 457 AM 32 1947 57 7 55
AVERAGE 75 67 8 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.34 1947 0.16 -0.16 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 4.73 -2.56 5.37
SINCE MAR 1 11.31 10.92 0.39 11.24
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 13.34 -0.43 11.83
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1947 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 3
MONTH TO DATE 124 146 -22 136
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1363 -345 1074
SINCE JUL 1 5320 6156 -836 5477
COOLING
TODAY 10 4 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 72 59 13 34
SINCE MAR 1 116 71 45 49
SINCE JAN 1 116 71 45 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 500 AM
LOWEST 36 400 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 104 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 32 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
MAY 29 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 840 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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