464  
CDUS43 KDMX 160635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1235 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 45 1211 AM 75 1921 36 9 39  
MINIMUM 26 754 AM -17 1905 18 8 21  
AVERAGE 36 27 9 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.70 2003 0.05 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.19 0.66 -0.47 0.50  
SINCE DEC 1 3.64 3.32 0.32 4.13  
SINCE JAN 1 2.10 1.74 0.36 2.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 8.4 2003 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 5.9 -5.9 0.1  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 23.2 4.2 13.6  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 26.4 3.6 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 38 -9 35  
MONTH TO DATE 366 606 -240 492  
SINCE DEC 1 2532 3084 -552 2935  
SINCE JUL 1 3514 4331 -817 4133  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 100 AM  
LOWEST 29 200 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 66 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -19 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 16 2024......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 17 2024......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 550 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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