786  
CDUS43 KDMX 272328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 64 1050 AM 71 2016 41 23 50  
MINIMUM 32 459 PM -11 1962 23 9 34  
AVERAGE 48 32 16 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.76 1948 0.05 -0.05 1.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.28 -0.86 2.01  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.94 -0.07 5.64  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.36 -0.03 3.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.1 1886 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 9.9 -5.7 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 27.2 4.4 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 30.4 3.8 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 33 -16 23  
MONTH TO DATE 642 1035 -393 918  
SINCE DEC 1 2808 3513 -705 3361  
SINCE JUL 1 3790 4760 -970 4559  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 56 400 PM  
LOWEST 28 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 69 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -16 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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