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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         66   1206 AM  93    1975  74     -8       65       
  MINIMUM         51    749 AM  35    1888  54     -3       51       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       58     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.01          3.84 2025   0.17  -0.16     3.84     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      3.23  -1.15     4.14     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.22                      9.42   1.80    10.01     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.82                     11.84   0.98    10.60     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            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                                                              
  TODAY            6                         4      2        7        
  MONTH TO DATE  100                       119    -19       75        
  SINCE MAR 1    994                      1336   -342     1013        
  SINCE JUL 1   5296                      6129   -833     5416        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        28      4       34        
  SINCE MAR 1     76                        40     36       49        
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        40     36       49        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     66           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    82                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1925                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1892                      


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.




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