CDUS43 KDMX 190649 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 149 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 79 341 PM 92 1934 73 6 75 MINIMUM 62 702 PM 35 1916 53 9 41 AVERAGE 71 63 8 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.38 1.66 1944 0.18 1.20 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.07 3.06 -0.99 0.30 SINCE MAR 1 11.21 9.25 1.96 6.17 SINCE JAN 1 12.81 11.67 1.14 6.76 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1968 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 4 -4 7 MONTH TO DATE 94 115 -21 68 SINCE MAR 1 988 1332 -344 1006 SINCE JUL 1 5290 6125 -835 5409 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 32 25 7 34 SINCE MAR 1 76 37 39 49 SINCE JAN 1 76 37 39 49 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 57 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 700 PM LOWEST 62 400 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1888 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$