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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         83    337 PM 104    1934  77      6       72       
  MINIMUM         65    619 AM  32    1947  57      8       51       
  AVERAGE         74                        67      7       62     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.41 1880   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      4.90  -2.73     5.37     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.31                     11.09   0.22    11.24     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.91                     13.51  -0.60    11.83     

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        0                         2     -2        3        
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       148    -24      139        
  SINCE MAR 1   1018                      1365   -347     1077        
  SINCE JUL 1   5320                      6158   -838     5480        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        63     18       34        
  SINCE MAR 1    125                        75     50       49        
  SINCE JAN 1    125                        75     50       49        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     39           700 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    55                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       105      1934                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1897                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 30 2026...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT     
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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