CDUS43 KDMX 182228 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 528 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 79 341 PM 92 1934 73 6 75 MINIMUM 63 329 AM 35 1916 53 10 41 AVERAGE 71 63 8 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.35 1.66 1944 0.18 0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.04 3.06 -2.02 0.30 SINCE MAR 1 10.18 9.25 0.93 6.17 SINCE JAN 1 11.78 11.67 0.11 6.76 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 1968 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 4 -4 7 MONTH TO DATE 94 115 -21 68 SINCE MAR 1 988 1332 -344 1006 SINCE JUL 1 5290 6125 -835 5409 COOLING TODAY 6 2 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 32 25 7 34 SINCE MAR 1 76 37 39 49 SINCE JAN 1 76 37 39 49 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 62 400 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1888 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. $$