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CDUS43 KDMX 010634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT MON JUN 01 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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 83 548 PM 102 1934 78 5 84  
MINIMUM 61 634 AM 34 1889 58 3 56  
AVERAGE 72 68 4 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 124 152 -28 139  
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1369 -351 1077  
SINCE JUL 1 5320 6162 -842 5480  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 51 500 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 98 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 37 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 1 2026..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
JUNE 2 2026..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 843 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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