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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 23 602 PM 68 2017 38 -15 20
MINIMUM 14 312 AM -9 1885 20 -6 -5
AVERAGE 19 29 -10 8
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 600 AM
LOWEST 59 1100 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 73 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -10 1889
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 557 PM CST
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 558 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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