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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         82    359 PM 102    1934  78      4       84
  MINIMUM         61    634 AM  34    1889  58      3       56
  AVERAGE         72                        68      4       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.28          2.76 1954   0.17   0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      5.24  -2.71     5.37
  SINCE MAR 1     11.67                     11.43   0.24    11.24
  SINCE JAN 1     13.27                     13.85  -0.58    11.83

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            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       152    -28      139
  SINCE MAR 1   1018                      1369   -351     1077
  SINCE JUL 1   5320                      6162   -842     5480

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         5      2        5
  MONTH TO DATE   96                        71     25       39
  SINCE MAR 1    140                        83     57       54
  SINCE JAN 1    140                        83     57       54
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     63           400 AM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        98      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        37      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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