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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 78 314 PM 105 1934 77 1 79
MINIMUM 68 849 AM 40 1897 58 10 51
AVERAGE 73 68 5 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.08 2.52 1903 0.17 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.25 5.07 -2.82 5.37
SINCE MAR 1 11.39 11.26 0.13 11.24
SINCE JAN 1 12.99 13.68 -0.69 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 0
MONTH TO DATE 124 150 -26 139
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1367 -349 1077
SINCE JUL 1 5320 6160 -840 5480
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 4 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 89 67 22 34
SINCE MAR 1 133 79 54 49
SINCE JAN 1 133 79 54 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1000 AM
LOWEST 60 600 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 102 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 34 1889
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT
JUNE 1 2026..........SUNRISE 543 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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