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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         73    444 PM  92    1885  75     -2       69       
                                      1939                           
  MINIMUM         57   1113 PM  32    1963  55      2       41       
  AVERAGE         65                        65      0       55     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.58 1914   0.17  -0.08      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      3.92  -1.75     5.24     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.31                     10.11   1.20    11.11     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.91                     12.53   0.38    11.70     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2001   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                         3     -3       10        
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       133     -9      115        
  SINCE MAR 1   1018                      1350   -332     1053        
  SINCE JUL 1   5320                      6143   -823     5456        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        40     -8       34        
  SINCE MAR 1     76                        52     24       49        
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        52     24       49        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    70                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1939                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1924                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT     
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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