943  
CDUS43 KDMX 050630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1230 AM CST THU FEB 05 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 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 32 449 PM 61 2005 32 0 23  
MINIMUM 16 257 AM -23 1883 15 1 10  
AVERAGE 24 24 0 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.85 1986 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.16 -0.15 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 1.73 2.82 -1.09 1.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.90 1.24 -0.34 0.21  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 1971 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 1.6 -1.4 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 18.9 -9.2 4.7  
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 22.1 -1.4 4.7  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 41 42 -1 48  
MONTH TO DATE 160 168 -8 131  
SINCE DEC 1 2640 2646 -6 2514  
SINCE JUL 1 3622 3893 -271 3378  
 
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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 500 AM  
LOWEST 48 200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 65 1946  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -18 1883  
1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 5 2026......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 536 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 6 2026......SUNRISE 721 AM CST SUNSET 537 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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