033  
CDUS43 KDMX 292332  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CST THU FEB 29 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 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 58 303 PM 73 1972 41 17 44  
MINIMUM 22 419 AM -5 1960 23 -1 25  
AVERAGE 40 32 8 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.40 2000 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)  
TODAY 0.0 1.9 1892 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  
TODAY 25 33 -8 30  
MONTH TO DATE 718 1134 -416 948  
SINCE DEC 1 2884 3612 -728 3391  
SINCE JUL 1 3866 4859 -993 4589  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 54 500 AM  
LOWEST 15 300 PM  
AVERAGE 35  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 77 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -22 1962  
 
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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