470  
CDUS43 KDMX 230628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1228 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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 66 343 PM 73 2017 38 28 33  
MINIMUM 40 1159 PM -10 1889 21 19 30  
AVERAGE 53 29 24 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1971 0.05 -0.05 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.00 -0.58 0.80  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.66 0.21 4.43  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.08 0.25 2.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.8 1994 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 8.4 -4.2 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 25.7 5.9 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 28.9 5.3 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 12 36 -24 33  
MONTH TO DATE 556 864 -308 737  
SINCE DEC 1 2722 3342 -620 3180  
SINCE JUL 1 3704 4589 -885 4378  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 62 1100 PM  
LOWEST 28 300 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -13 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 23 2024......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 558 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 24 2024......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 559 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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