722  
CDUS43 KDMX 212327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST WED FEB 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 63 402 PM 68 2017 38 25 39  
MINIMUM 42 823 AM -9 1885 20 22 19  
AVERAGE 53 29 24 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.22 1976 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.95 -0.53 0.75  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.61 0.26 4.38  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.03 0.30 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 9.8 1976 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 8.0 -3.8 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 25.3 6.3 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 28.5 5.7 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 36 -24 36  
MONTH TO DATE 544 828 -284 704  
SINCE DEC 1 2710 3306 -596 3147  
SINCE JUL 1 3692 4553 -861 4345  
 
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 SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 800 AM  
LOWEST 33 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 73 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -10 1889  
 
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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