764  
CDUS43 KDMX 222332  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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 22 459 PM 73 2017 38 -16 35  
MINIMUM 8 810 AM -10 1889 21 -13 11  
AVERAGE 15 29 -14 23  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.20 1971 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 1.00 -0.37 0.38  
SINCE DEC 1 2.35 3.66 -1.31 2.25  
SINCE JAN 1 1.52 2.08 -0.56 0.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.8 1994 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 5.2 8.4 -3.2 6.6  
SINCE DEC 1 14.7 25.7 -11.0 11.3  
SINCE JUL 1 25.7 28.9 -3.2 11.3  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 50 36 14 42  
MONTH TO DATE 641 864 -223 1038  
SINCE DEC 1 3121 3342 -221 3421  
SINCE JUL 1 4103 4589 -486 4285  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 300 AM  
LOWEST 55 500 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -13 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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