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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         74   1158 AM  94    1895  70      4       76       
  MINIMUM         47    537 AM  32    1885  50     -3       49       
                                      1923                           
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       63     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.23 1996   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.50  -1.42     0.30     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.22                      7.69   1.53     6.17     
  SINCE JAN 1     10.82                     10.11   0.71     6.76     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1945   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  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                         6     -2        2        
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        69     10       52        
  SINCE MAR 1    973                      1286   -313      990        
  SINCE JUL 1   5275                      6079   -804     5393        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         9     -8        2        
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        21     24       17        
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        21     24       17        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     23          1200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    52                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      2011                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1966                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT     
MAY 11 2026...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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