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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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         23    431 PM  64    1930  37    -14       13       
                                      1981                           
                                      2024                           
  MINIMUM         12   1039 PM -12    1929  20     -8       -7       
  AVERAGE         18                        29    -11        3     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.67 2014   0.05  -0.04     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.90  -0.27     0.38     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.35                      3.56  -1.21     2.25     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.52                      1.98  -0.46     0.59     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.8  1919   0.3   MM        0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.2                       7.7   -2.5      6.6      
  SINCE DEC 1     14.7                      25.0  -10.3     11.3      
  SINCE JUL 1     25.7                      28.2   -2.5     11.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       47                        36     11       62        
  MONTH TO DATE  545                       792   -247      939        
  SINCE DEC 1   3025                      3270   -245     3322        
  SINCE JUL 1   4007                      4517   -510     4186        

 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          
  FOG                                                                 
  BLOWING SNOW                                                        


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     62           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    75                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        68      2017                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -9      1885                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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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