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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1238 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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 68R 315 PM 66 1981 36 32 15
MINIMUM 45 724 AM -19 1958 18 27 1
AVERAGE 57 27 30 8
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.66 1932 0.05 -0.05 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.71 -0.68 0.37
SINCE DEC 1 1.75 3.37 -1.62 2.24
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 1.79 -0.87 0.58
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.6 2023 0.4 -0.4 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 6.3 -6.1 6.4
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 23.6 -13.9 11.1
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 26.8 -6.1 11.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 8 38 -30 57
MONTH TO DATE 438 644 -206 681
SINCE DEC 1 2918 3122 -204 3064
SINCE JUL 1 3900 4369 -469 3928
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 400 AM
LOWEST 36 200 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 75 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -20 1958
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 552 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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