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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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 85 528 PM 98 2018 77 8 68
MINIMUM 64 457 AM 32 1947 57 7 55
AVERAGE 75 67 8 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 7.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 500 AM
LOWEST 34 500 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 104 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 32 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 29 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
MAY 30 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 841 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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