743  
CDUS43 KDMX 182328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST SUN FEB 18 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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 42 451 PM 68 1981 37 5 46  
MINIMUM 24 722 AM -13 1903 19 5 25  
AVERAGE 33 28 5 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.94 1961 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.80 -0.38 0.75  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.46 0.41 4.38  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 1.88 0.45 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.5 1908 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 7.0 -2.8 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 24.3 7.3 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 27.5 6.7 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 32 37 -5 29  
MONTH TO DATE 489 719 -230 614  
SINCE DEC 1 2655 3197 -542 3057  
SINCE JUL 1 3637 4444 -807 4255  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 700 AM  
LOWEST 46 400 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 73 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -11 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2024......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 19 2024......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 553 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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