050  
CDUS43 KDMX 240628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1228 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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 57 117 PM 65 1930 39 18 30  
MINIMUM 31 539 AM -13 1889 21 10 5  
AVERAGE 44 30 14 18  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.87 2012 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.06 -0.64 0.80  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.72 0.15 4.43  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.14 0.19 2.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.6 1924 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 8.7 -4.5 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 26.0 5.6 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 29.2 5.0 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 21 35 -14 47  
MONTH TO DATE 577 899 -322 784  
SINCE DEC 1 2743 3377 -634 3227  
SINCE JUL 1 3725 4624 -899 4425  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 300 AM  
LOWEST 33 100 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 78 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 24 2024......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 559 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 25 2024......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 600 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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