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CDUS43 KDMX 190650
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1250 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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 62 236 PM 68 1981 37 25 4
MINIMUM 38 1159 PM -13 1903 19 19 -11
AVERAGE 50 28 22 -3
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 15 37 -22 68
MONTH TO DATE 464 719 -255 814
SINCE DEC 1 2944 3197 -253 3197
SINCE JUL 1 3926 4444 -518 4061
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 73 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -11 1936
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 553 PM CST
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 555 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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