070  
CDUS43 KDMX 082327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST THU FEB 08 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63R 215 PM 60 1954 33 30 49  
1999  
MINIMUM 47 459 PM -21 1899 16 31 26  
AVERAGE 55 24 31 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.81 1918 0.04 -0.04 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.33 -0.33 0.05  
SINCE DEC 1 3.45 2.99 0.46 3.68  
SINCE JAN 1 1.91 1.41 0.50 1.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.3 1901 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.2 -3.2 T  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 20.5 6.9 13.5  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 23.7 6.3 17.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 40 -30 27  
MONTH TO DATE 169 331 -162 291  
SINCE DEC 1 2335 2809 -474 2734  
SINCE JUL 1 3317 4056 -739 3932  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 500 PM  
LOWEST 41 200 AM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 61 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -23 1899  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 8 2024......SUNRISE 719 AM CST SUNSET 539 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 9 2024......SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 540 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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