485  
CDUS43 KDMX 210638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1238 AM CST WED FEB 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 64R 336 PM 64 1930 37 27 52  
1981  
MINIMUM 29 733 AM -12 1929 20 9 24  
AVERAGE 47 29 18 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.67 2014 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.90 -0.48 0.75  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.56 0.31 4.38  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 1.98 0.35 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.8 1919 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 7.7 -3.5 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 25.0 6.6 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 28.2 6.0 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 36 -18 27  
MONTH TO DATE 532 792 -260 668  
SINCE DEC 1 2698 3270 -572 3111  
SINCE JUL 1 3680 4517 -837 4309  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 700 AM  
LOWEST 22 200 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 68 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -9 1885  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 21 2024......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 22 2024......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 556 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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