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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 23 431 PM 64 1930 37 -14 13
1981
2024
MINIMUM 17 851 AM -12 1929 20 -3 -7
AVERAGE 20 29 -9 3
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.54 0.67 2014 0.05 0.49 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.16 0.90 0.26 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.88 3.56 -0.68 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 2.05 1.98 0.07 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 5.5 5.8 1919 0.3 5.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 10.7 7.7 3.0 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 20.2 25.0 -4.8 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 31.2 28.2 3.0 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 5
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 45 36 9 62
MONTH TO DATE 543 792 -249 939
SINCE DEC 1 3023 3270 -247 3322
SINCE JUL 1 4005 4517 -512 4186
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 1200 AM
LOWEST 62 300 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 68 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -9 1885
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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