652  
CDUS43 KDMX 270636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 78R 336 PM 70 1896 40 38 57  
MINIMUM 38 654 AM -14 1897 22 16 24  
1963  
AVERAGE 58 31 27 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.90 1912 0.06 -0.06 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.23 -0.81 0.93  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.89 -0.02 4.56  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.31 0.02 2.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 12.2 1912 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 9.6 -5.4 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 26.9 4.7 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 30.1 4.1 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 34 -27 24  
MONTH TO DATE 625 1002 -377 895  
SINCE DEC 1 2791 3480 -689 3338  
SINCE JUL 1 3773 4727 -954 4536  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 700 AM  
LOWEST 16 400 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 71 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -11 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 27 2024......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 28 2024......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 604 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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