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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 23 431 PM 64 1930 37 -14 13
1981
2024
MINIMUM 12 1039 PM -12 1929 20 -8 -7
AVERAGE 18 29 -11 3
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.67 2014 0.05 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.90 -0.27 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.35 3.56 -1.21 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.52 1.98 -0.46 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY MM 5.8 1919 0.3 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 5.2 7.7 -2.5 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 14.7 25.0 -10.3 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 25.7 28.2 -2.5 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 6
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 47 36 11 62
MONTH TO DATE 545 792 -247 939
SINCE DEC 1 3025 3270 -245 3322
SINCE JUL 1 4007 4517 -510 4186
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 68 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -9 1885
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 557 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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