CDUS43 KDMX 200637 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 137 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 66 1206 AM 93 1975 74 -8 65 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 35 1888 54 -6 51 AVERAGE 57 64 -7 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) 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 8 4 4 7 MONTH TO DATE 102 119 -17 75 SINCE MAR 1 996 1336 -340 1013 SINCE JUL 1 5298 6129 -831 5416 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 300 AM LOWEST 64 600 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1925 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1892 SUNRISE ANDSUNSET MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$