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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         76    436 PM  94    1934  70      6       73       
  MINIMUM         46    251 AM  32    1954  49     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         61                        59      2       63     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1950   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.33  -1.25     0.30     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.22                      7.52   1.70     6.17     
  SINCE JAN 1     10.82                      9.94   0.88     6.76     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1938   0.0    0.0      0.0      
                                      2021                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       5.7   -2.2      3.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.1                      36.4   -6.3     14.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        4                         7     -3        2        
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        63     12       50        
  SINCE MAR 1    969                      1280   -311      988        
  SINCE JUL 1   5271                      6073   -802     5391        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         8     -7        2        
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        20     25       17        
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        20     25       17        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    46                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1895                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1885                      
                                             1923                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  9 2026...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT     
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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