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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
554 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 38 1207 PM 69 1932 41 -3 60
MINIMUM 29 808 AM -16 1962 23 6 30
AVERAGE 34 32 2 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.29 1987 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.34 -0.63 0.38
SINCE DEC 1 2.43 4.00 -1.57 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.42 -0.82 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 14.2 1939 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 6.1 10.2 -4.1 6.6
SINCE DEC 1 15.6 27.5 -11.9 11.3
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 30.7 -4.1 11.3
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 31 33 -2 20
MONTH TO DATE 835 1068 -233 1156
SINCE DEC 1 3315 3546 -231 3539
SINCE JUL 1 4297 4793 -496 4403
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 100 AM
LOWEST 37 1200 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 77 1992
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -22 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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