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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED SNOW DEPTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1245 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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 41 159 PM 78 1930 39 2 59
MINIMUM 19 1215 AM -11 1889 21 -2 38
AVERAGE 30 30 0 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.58 2007 0.05 -0.05 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.11 -0.40 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.43 3.77 -1.34 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.19 -0.59 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 2022 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 6.1 9.0 -2.9 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 15.6 26.3 -10.7 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 29.5 -2.9 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 35 35 0 16
MONTH TO DATE 730 934 -204 1080
SINCE DEC 1 3210 3412 -202 3463
SINCE JUL 1 4192 4659 -467 4327
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 1100 PM
LOWEST 54 1100 AM
AVERAGE 65
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 69 1995
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 2010
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 602 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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