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AFOS product CLIDSM
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CDUS43 KDMX 210635
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 62 502 PM 94 1925 74 -12 65
MINIMUM 43 549 AM 35 1892 54 -11 50
AVERAGE 53 64 -11 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.01 1950 0.18 -0.18 1.10
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 3.41 -1.33 5.24
SINCE MAR 1 11.22 9.60 1.62 11.11
SINCE JAN 1 12.82 12.02 0.80 11.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1892 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 12 4 8 7
MONTH TO DATE 114 123 -9 82
SINCE MAR 1 1008 1340 -332 1020
SINCE JUL 1 5310 6133 -823 5423
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 32 31 1 34
SINCE MAR 1 76 43 33 49
SINCE JAN 1 76 43 33 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 400 AM
LOWEST 47 300 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1886
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1883
1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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