659  
CDUS43 KDMX 082351  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
551 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 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 43 350 PM 63 2024 33 10 37  
MINIMUM 24 748 AM -21 1899 16 8 15  
AVERAGE 34 24 10 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.81 1918 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.33 -0.32 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 1.73 2.99 -1.26 1.89  
SINCE JAN 1 0.90 1.41 -0.51 0.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.3 1901 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 3.2 -3.0 T  
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 20.5 -10.8 4.7  
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 23.7 -3.0 4.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 40 -9 39  
MONTH TO DATE 278 331 -53 277  
SINCE DEC 1 2758 2809 -51 2660  
SINCE JUL 1 3740 4056 -316 3524  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 800 AM  
LOWEST 46 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 61 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -23 1899  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 8 2026......SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSET 540 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 9 2026......SUNRISE 717 AM CST SUNSET 541 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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