297  
CDUS43 KDMX 260629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1229 AM CST MON FEB 26 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 68 311 PM 69 1995 40 28 45  
MINIMUM 32 744 AM -8 2010 22 10 12  
AVERAGE 50 31 19 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.07 1951 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.17 -0.75 0.80  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.83 0.04 4.43  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.25 0.08 2.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1929 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 9.3 -5.1 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 26.6 5.0 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 29.8 4.4 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 34 -19 36  
MONTH TO DATE 618 968 -350 871  
SINCE DEC 1 2784 3446 -662 3314  
SINCE JUL 1 3766 4693 -927 4512  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 800 AM  
LOWEST 22 400 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 70 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -14 1897  
1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2024......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2024......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 602 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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