179  
CDUS43 KDMX 170634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST SAT FEB 17 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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 29 215 PM 66 1981 36 -7 26  
MINIMUM 10 1159 PM -19 1958 18 -8 13  
AVERAGE 20 27 -7 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 4.2 5.6 2023 0.4 3.8 5.6  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 6.3 -2.1 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 23.6 8.0 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 26.8 7.4 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 38 7 45  
MONTH TO DATE 411 644 -233 537  
SINCE DEC 1 2577 3122 -545 2980  
SINCE JUL 1 3559 4369 -810 4178  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 75 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -20 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 17 2024......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 18 2024......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 551 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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