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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         64    715 PM  94    1886  74    -10       60       
  MINIMUM         51    737 AM  35    1883  54     -3       45       
                                      1931                           
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       53     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.78 1969   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      3.58  -1.50     5.24     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.22                      9.77   1.45    11.11     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.82                     12.19   0.63    11.70     

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        7                         4      3       12        
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       127     -6       94        
  SINCE MAR 1   1015                      1344   -329     1032        
  SINCE JUL 1   5317                      6137   -820     5435        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        34     -2       34        
  SINCE MAR 1     76                        46     30       49        
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        46     30       49        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1925                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1963                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT     
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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