142  
CDUS43 KDMX 122328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 12 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 50 435 PM 70 1990 35 15 13  
MINIMUM 37 453 AM -21 1905 17 20 3  
AVERAGE 44 26 18 8  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 0.74 1949 0.05 -0.03 0.32  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.52 -0.49 0.37  
SINCE DEC 1 1.75 3.18 -1.43 2.24  
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 1.60 -0.68 0.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.5 1894 0.4 -0.4 5.6  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 4.7 -4.5 6.4  
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 22.0 -12.3 11.1  
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 25.2 -4.5 11.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 39 -18 57  
MONTH TO DATE 372 490 -118 472  
SINCE DEC 1 2852 2968 -116 2855  
SINCE JUL 1 3834 4215 -381 3719  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 900 AM  
LOWEST 34 500 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 65 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -26 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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