844  
CDUS43 KDMX 200631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1231 AM CST TUE FEB 20 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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 57 411 PM 73 2017 37 20 47  
MINIMUM 23 709 AM -11 1936 19 4 28  
AVERAGE 40 28 12 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.09 1888 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.85 -0.43 0.75  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.51 0.36 4.38  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 1.93 0.40 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.3 2010 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 7.4 -3.2 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 24.7 6.9 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 27.9 6.3 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 37 -12 27  
MONTH TO DATE 514 756 -242 641  
SINCE DEC 1 2680 3234 -554 3084  
SINCE JUL 1 3662 4481 -819 4282  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 400 AM  
LOWEST 29 200 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1930  
1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -12 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 20 2024......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 554 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 21 2024......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 555 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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