CDUS43 KDMX 180722 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 222 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 82 559 PM 90 1880 73 9 67 MINIMUM 62 521 AM 36 1915 53 9 47 AVERAGE 72 63 9 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.31 1.96 1889 0.17 0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.69 2.88 -2.19 0.30 SINCE MAR 1 9.83 9.07 0.76 6.17 SINCE JAN 1 11.43 11.49 -0.06 6.76 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 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 8 MONTH TO DATE 94 111 -17 61 SINCE MAR 1 988 1328 -340 999 SINCE JUL 1 5290 6121 -831 5402 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 26 23 3 34 SINCE MAR 1 70 35 35 49 SINCE JAN 1 70 35 35 49 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 600 AM LOWEST 58 600 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$