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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1242 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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 21 411 PM 65 1930 39 -18 55
MINIMUM 1 724 AM -13 1889 21 -20 22
AVERAGE 11 30 -19 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.87 2012 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.06 -0.35 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.43 3.72 -1.29 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.14 -0.54 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.6 1924 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 6.1 8.7 -2.6 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 15.6 26.0 -10.4 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 29.2 -2.6 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 4
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 54 35 19 26
MONTH TO DATE 695 899 -204 1064
SINCE DEC 1 3175 3377 -202 3447
SINCE JUL 1 4157 4624 -467 4311
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 700 AM
LOWEST 49 500 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 78 1930
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 1889
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 559 PM CST
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 601 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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