388  
CDUS43 KDMX 280634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST WED FEB 28 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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 64 1050 AM 71 2016 41 23 50  
MINIMUM 17 1159 PM -11 1962 23 -6 34  
AVERAGE 41 32 9 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 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)  
YESTERDAY T 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  
YESTERDAY 24 33 -9 23  
MONTH TO DATE 649 1035 -386 918  
SINCE DEC 1 2815 3513 -698 3361  
SINCE JUL 1 3797 4760 -963 4559  
 
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 900 PM  
LOWEST 28 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 69 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -16 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 28 2024......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 604 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 29 2024......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 605 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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