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CDUS43 KDMX 300638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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 83 337 PM 104 1934 77 6 72  
MINIMUM 65 619 AM 32 1947 57 8 51  
AVERAGE 74 67 7 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.41 1880 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 4.90 -2.73 5.37  
SINCE MAR 1 11.31 11.09 0.22 11.24  
SINCE JAN 1 12.91 13.51 -0.60 11.83  
 
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 0 2 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 124 148 -24 139  
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1365 -347 1077  
SINCE JUL 1 5320 6158 -838 5480  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 4 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 81 63 18 34  
SINCE MAR 1 125 75 50 49  
SINCE JAN 1 125 75 50 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 700 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 105 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 30 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 842 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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