991  
CDUS43 KDMX 220643  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1243 AM CST THU FEB 22 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 63 402 PM 68 2017 38 25 39  
MINIMUM 42 823 AM -9 1885 20 22 19  
AVERAGE 53 29 24 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 73 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -10 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 22 2024......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 23 2024......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 558 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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