800  
CDUS43 KDMX 020635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1235 AM CST MON FEB 02 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 37 938 PM 60 2012 32 5 41  
MINIMUM 12 137 AM -19 1917 14 -2 29  
AVERAGE 25 23 2 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.64 1973 0.04 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.04 -0.03 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 1.73 2.70 -0.97 1.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.90 1.12 -0.22 0.21  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.2 6.9 1983 0.4 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 17.7 -8.0 4.7  
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 20.9 -0.2 4.7  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 40 42 -2 30  
MONTH TO DATE 40 42 -2 30  
SINCE DEC 1 2520 2520 0 2413  
SINCE JUL 1 3502 3767 -265 3277  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 600 AM  
LOWEST 51 500 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 65 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -26 1905  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 2 2026......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 532 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 3 2026......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 533 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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