232  
CDUS43 KDMX 120628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1228 AM CST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 11 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 53 403 PM 65 1882 34 19 19  
MINIMUM 18 739 AM -24 1899 17 1 8  
AVERAGE 36 25 11 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.37 1965 0.05 -0.05 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.47 -0.46 0.05  
SINCE DEC 1 1.73 3.13 -1.40 1.92  
SINCE JAN 1 0.90 1.55 -0.65 0.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.1 1905 0.3 -0.3 0.8  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 4.3 -4.1 0.8  
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 21.6 -11.9 5.5  
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 24.8 -4.1 5.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 40 -11 51  
MONTH TO DATE 351 451 -100 415  
SINCE DEC 1 2831 2929 -98 2798  
SINCE JUL 1 3813 4176 -363 3662  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 600 AM  
LOWEST 26 500 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 70 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -21 1905  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 12 2026......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 545 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 13 2026......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 546 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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