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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         78    314 PM 105    1934  77      1       79       
  MINIMUM         68    849 AM  40    1897  58     10       51       
  AVERAGE         73                        68      5       65     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.08          2.52 1903   0.17  -0.09     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      5.07  -2.82     5.37     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.39                     11.26   0.13    11.24     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.99                     13.68  -0.69    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        0        
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       150    -26      139        
  SINCE MAR 1   1018                      1367   -349     1077        
  SINCE JUL 1   5320                      6160   -840     5480        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        67     22       34        
  SINCE MAR 1    133                        79     54       49        
  SINCE JAN 1    133                        79     54       49        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1000 AM                                      
 LOWEST     60           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    75                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       102      1934                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        34      1889                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT     
JUNE  1 2026..........SUNRISE   543 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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