CDUS43 KDMX 042227 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 527 PM CDT MON MAY 04 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 82 247 PM 91 1918 68 14 72 MINIMUM 49 336 AM 26 1907 48 1 41 AVERAGE 66 58 8 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.50 2003 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.67 -0.67 0.20 SINCE MAR 1 9.14 6.86 2.28 6.07 SINCE JAN 1 10.74 9.28 1.46 6.66 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 0.1 1917 0.1 -0.1 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 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 8 -8 8 MONTH TO DATE 32 34 -2 40 SINCE MAR 1 926 1251 -325 978 SINCE JUL 1 5228 6044 -816 5381 COOLING TODAY 1 1 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 4 -3 0 SINCE MAR 1 45 16 29 15 SINCE JAN 1 45 16 29 15 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 63 600 AM LOWEST 22 200 PM AVERAGE 43 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1909 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$