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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         68    424 PM  98    1925  75     -7       63       
  MINIMUM         55    750 AM  33    1963  55      0       44       
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       54     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             2.01 1952   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      3.75  -1.67     5.24     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.22                      9.94   1.28    11.11     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.82                     12.36   0.46    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        3                         3      0       11        
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       130     -6      105        
  SINCE MAR 1   1018                      1347   -329     1043        
  SINCE JUL 1   5320                      6140   -820     5446        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        37     -5       34        
  SINCE MAR 1     76                        49     27       49        
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        49     27       49        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75          1000 PM                                      
 LOWEST     64           100 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    70                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1885                      
                                             1939                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        32      1963                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT     
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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