CDUS43 KDMX 062230 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 530 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 58 257 PM 95 1934 69 -11 75 MINIMUM 40 540 AM 28 1947 48 -8 49 AVERAGE 49 59 -10 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.58 2007 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.06 1.00 -0.94 0.20 SINCE MAR 1 9.20 7.19 2.01 6.07 SINCE JAN 1 10.80 9.61 1.19 6.66 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 1991 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 TODAY 16 7 9 3 MONTH TO DATE 61 49 12 48 SINCE MAR 1 955 1266 -311 986 SINCE JUL 1 5257 6059 -802 5389 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 6 -5 0 SINCE MAR 1 45 18 27 15 SINCE JAN 1 45 18 27 15 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 60 300 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1966 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1885 1931 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$