818  
CDUS43 KDMX 172327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST SAT FEB 17 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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 32 459 PM 75 2017 36 -4 32  
MINIMUM 5 712 AM -20 1958 19 -14 2  
AVERAGE 19 27 -8 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.93 1961 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.75 -0.33 0.75  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.41 0.46 4.38  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 1.83 0.50 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.7 2008 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 6.7 -2.5 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 24.0 7.6 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 27.2 7.0 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 46 38 8 48  
MONTH TO DATE 457 682 -225 585  
SINCE DEC 1 2623 3160 -537 3028  
SINCE JUL 1 3605 4407 -802 4226  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 700 AM  
LOWEST 45 500 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 68 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -13 1903  
 
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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