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CDUS43 KDMX 052333  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CST THU FEB 05 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 5 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 53 358 PM 65 1946 33 20 28  
MINIMUM 27 231 AM -18 1883 15 12 20  
1936  
AVERAGE 40 24 16 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.79 1911 0.04 -0.04 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.20 -0.19 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 1.73 2.86 -1.13 1.89  
SINCE JAN 1 0.90 1.28 -0.38 0.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.8 2004 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 2.0 -1.8 T  
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 19.3 -9.6 4.7  
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 22.5 -1.8 4.7  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 41 -16 41  
MONTH TO DATE 185 209 -24 172  
SINCE DEC 1 2665 2687 -22 2555  
SINCE JUL 1 3647 3934 -287 3419  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 300 AM  
LOWEST 43 400 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 61 1882  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -13 1982  
 
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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