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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1239 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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 39 1158 AM 73 2017 37 2 7
MINIMUM 23 1159 PM -11 1936 19 4 -3
AVERAGE 31 28 3 2
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.59 1.09 1888 0.05 0.54 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.62 0.85 -0.23 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.34 3.51 -1.17 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.51 1.93 -0.42 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 5.0 R 4.3 2010 0.4 4.6 0.1
MONTH TO DATE 5.2 7.4 -2.2 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 14.7 24.7 -10.0 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 25.7 27.9 -2.2 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 34 37 -3 63
MONTH TO DATE 498 756 -258 877
SINCE DEC 1 2978 3234 -256 3260
SINCE JUL 1 3960 4481 -521 4124
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
LT FREEZING RAIN
HEAVY SNOW
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
SLEET
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 600 PM
LOWEST 46 1200 AM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1930
1981
2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -12 1929
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 556 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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