CDUS43 KDMX 070638 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 138 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 58 257 PM 95 1934 69 -11 75 MINIMUM 40 540 AM 28 1947 48 -8 49 AVERAGE 49 59 -10 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 8.2 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 60 300 AM LOWEST 24 500 PM AVERAGE 42 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1966 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1885 1931 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$