662  
CDUS43 KDMX 160629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1229 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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 65 333 PM 75 1921 36 29 27  
MINIMUM 34 711 AM -17 1905 18 16 15  
AVERAGE 50 27 23 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.70 2003 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.66 -0.63 0.37  
SINCE DEC 1 1.75 3.32 -1.57 2.24  
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 1.74 -0.82 0.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.4 2003 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 5.9 -5.7 6.4  
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 23.2 -13.5 11.1  
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 26.4 -5.7 11.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 38 -23 44  
MONTH TO DATE 430 606 -176 624  
SINCE DEC 1 2910 3084 -174 3007  
SINCE JUL 1 3892 4331 -439 3871  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 600 AM  
LOWEST 21 400 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 66 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -19 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 16 2026......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 551 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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