CDUS43 KDMX 060634 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 134 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 59 350 PM 92 1909 69 -10 74 MINIMUM 44 1149 PM 30 1944 48 -4 46 AVERAGE 52 58 -6 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 2.81 1882 0.17 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.84 -0.78 0.20 SINCE MAR 1 9.20 7.03 2.17 6.07 SINCE JAN 1 10.80 9.45 1.35 6.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.4 1944 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 13 8 5 5 MONTH TO DATE 45 42 3 45 SINCE MAR 1 939 1259 -320 983 SINCE JUL 1 5241 6052 -811 5386 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 5 -4 0 SINCE MAR 1 45 17 28 15 SINCE JAN 1 45 17 28 15 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 27 500 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1947 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. $$