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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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 62 236 PM 68 1981 37 25 4
MINIMUM 45 715 AM -13 1903 19 26 -11
AVERAGE 54 28 26 -3
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.94 1961 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.80 -0.77 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 1.75 3.46 -1.71 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 1.88 -0.96 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 8.5 1908 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 7.0 -6.8 6.5
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 24.3 -14.6 11.2
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 27.5 -6.8 11.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 11 37 -26 68
MONTH TO DATE 460 719 -259 814
SINCE DEC 1 2940 3197 -257 3197
SINCE JUL 1 3922 4444 -522 4061
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 65 1200 AM
LOWEST 15 300 PM
AVERAGE 40
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 73 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -11 1936
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 552 PM CST
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 553 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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