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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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 64 448 PM 75 2017 36 28 5
MINIMUM 43 300 AM -20 1958 19 24 -5
AVERAGE 54 27 27 0
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.93 1961 0.04 -0.04 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.75 -0.72 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 1.75 3.41 -1.66 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 1.83 -0.91 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.7 2008 0.4 -0.4 0.1
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 6.7 -6.5 6.5
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 24.0 -14.3 11.2
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 27.2 -6.5 11.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 11 38 -27 65
MONTH TO DATE 449 682 -233 746
SINCE DEC 1 2929 3160 -231 3129
SINCE JUL 1 3911 4407 -496 3993
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 400 AM
LOWEST 52 100 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 68 1981
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -13 1903
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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