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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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 82 359 PM 102 1934 78 4 84
MINIMUM 61 634 AM 34 1889 58 3 56
AVERAGE 72 68 4 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.28 2.76 1954 0.17 0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.53 5.24 -2.71 5.37
SINCE MAR 1 11.67 11.43 0.24 11.24
SINCE JAN 1 13.27 13.85 -0.58 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 0
MONTH TO DATE 124 152 -28 139
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1369 -351 1077
SINCE JUL 1 5320 6162 -842 5480
COOLING
TODAY 7 5 2 5
MONTH TO DATE 96 71 25 39
SINCE MAR 1 140 83 57 54
SINCE JAN 1 140 83 57 54
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 500 AM
LOWEST 63 400 AM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 98 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 37 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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