061  
CDUS43 KDMX 162329  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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 29 215 PM 66 1981 36 -7 26  
MINIMUM 24 637 AM -19 1958 18 6 13  
AVERAGE 27 27 0 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.23 0.66 1932 0.05 0.18 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.71 -0.29 0.75  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.37 0.50 4.38  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 1.79 0.54 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 5.6 2023 0.4 MM 5.6  
MONTH TO DATE T 6.3 -6.3 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 23.6 3.8 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 26.8 3.2 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 38 38 0 45  
MONTH TO DATE 404 644 -240 537  
SINCE DEC 1 2570 3122 -552 2980  
SINCE JUL 1 3552 4369 -817 4178  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1200 AM  
LOWEST 60 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 75 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -20 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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