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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 23 459 PM 68 2017 38 -15 20
MINIMUM 14 312 AM -9 1885 20 -6 -5
AVERAGE 19 29 -10 8
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.22 1976 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.95 -0.32 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.35 3.61 -1.26 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.52 2.03 -0.51 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 9.8 1976 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 5.2 8.0 -2.8 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 14.7 25.3 -10.6 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 25.7 28.5 -2.8 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 5
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 46 36 10 57
MONTH TO DATE 591 828 -237 996
SINCE DEC 1 3071 3306 -235 3379
SINCE JUL 1 4053 4553 -500 4243
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 600 AM
LOWEST 62 1200 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 73 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -10 1889
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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