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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
546 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 36 1220 AM 69 1995 40 -4 60
MINIMUM 25 753 AM -8 2010 22 3 31
AVERAGE 31 31 0 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.07 1951 0.06 -0.06 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.17 -0.46 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.43 3.83 -1.40 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.25 -0.65 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 6.5 1929 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 6.1 9.3 -3.2 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 15.6 26.6 -11.0 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 29.8 -3.2 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 4
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 34 34 0 19
MONTH TO DATE 764 968 -204 1099
SINCE DEC 1 3244 3446 -202 3482
SINCE JUL 1 4226 4693 -467 4346
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 200 AM
LOWEST 47 1100 AM
AVERAGE 66
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 78 2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -14 1897
1963
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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