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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 53 508 PM 78 2024 40 13 55
MINIMUM 25 657 AM -14 1897 22 3 38
1963
AVERAGE 39 31 8 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.90 1912 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.23 -0.52 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.43 3.89 -1.46 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.31 -0.71 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 12.2 1912 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 6.1 9.6 -3.5 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 15.6 26.9 -11.3 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 30.1 -3.5 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 2
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 26 34 -8 18
MONTH TO DATE 790 1002 -212 1117
SINCE DEC 1 3270 3480 -210 3500
SINCE JUL 1 4252 4727 -475 4364
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 700 AM
LOWEST 33 500 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 71 2016
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -11 1962
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 604 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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