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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         85    528 PM  98    2018  77      8       68       
  MINIMUM         64    457 AM  32    1947  57      7       55       
  AVERAGE         75                        67      8       62     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 1947   0.16  -0.16      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      4.73  -2.56     5.37     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.31                     10.92   0.39    11.24     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.91                     13.34  -0.43    11.83     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1947   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        3        
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       146    -22      136        
  SINCE MAR 1   1018                      1363   -345     1074        
  SINCE JUL 1   5320                      6156   -836     5477        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        59     13       34        
  SINCE MAR 1    116                        71     45       49        
  SINCE JAN 1    116                        71     45       49        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     34           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       104      1934                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        32      1947                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 29 2026...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT     
MAY 30 2026...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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