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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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 22 539 PM 73 2017 38 -16 35
MINIMUM 7 1159 PM -10 1889 21 -14 11
AVERAGE 15 29 -14 23
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 300 AM
LOWEST 54 700 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1930
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -13 1889
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 558 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 559 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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