264  
CDUS43 KDMX 290644  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1244 AM CST THU FEB 29 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 33 400 PM 69 1932 41 -8 44  
MINIMUM 9 723 AM -16 1962 23 -14 25  
AVERAGE 21 32 -11 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.29 1987 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.34 -0.92 2.01  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 4.00 -0.13 5.64  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.42 -0.09 3.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 14.2 1939 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 10.2 -6.0 5.7  
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 27.5 4.1 19.2  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 30.7 3.5 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 44 33 11 30  
MONTH TO DATE 693 1068 -375 948  
SINCE DEC 1 2859 3546 -687 3391  
SINCE JUL 1 3841 4793 -952 4589  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 1200 AM  
LOWEST 24 300 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 73 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -5 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 29 2024......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 605 PM CST  
MARCH 1 2024.........SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 606 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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