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CDUS43 KDMX 280627
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1227 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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 67 308 PM 71 2016 41 26 55
MINIMUM 35 729 AM -11 1962 23 12 36
AVERAGE 51 32 19 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.76 1948 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.28 -0.57 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.43 3.94 -1.51 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.36 -0.76 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.1 1886 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 6.1 9.9 -3.8 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 15.6 27.2 -11.6 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 30.4 -3.8 11.3
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 14 33 -19 19
MONTH TO DATE 804 1035 -231 1136
SINCE DEC 1 3284 3513 -229 3519
SINCE JUL 1 4266 4760 -494 4383
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 1100 PM
LOWEST 23 400 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 69 1932
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -16 1962
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 604 PM CST
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 605 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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