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CDUS43 KDMX 192342
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
542 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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 39 1158 AM 73 2017 37 2 7
MINIMUM 27 759 AM -11 1936 19 8 -3
AVERAGE 33 28 5 2
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.14 1.09 1888 0.05 0.09 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.85 -0.68 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 1.89 3.51 -1.62 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.06 1.93 -0.87 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 4.3 2010 0.4 MM 0.1
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 7.4 -7.2 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 24.7 -15.0 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 20.7 27.9 -7.2 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 32 37 -5 63
MONTH TO DATE 496 756 -260 877
SINCE DEC 1 2976 3234 -258 3260
SINCE JUL 1 3958 4481 -523 4124
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
LT FREEZING RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
SLEET
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 400 PM
LOWEST 46 1200 AM
AVERAGE 68
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1930
1981
2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -12 1929
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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