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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
747 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         22    539 PM  73    2017  38    -16       35       
  MINIMUM          7   1159 PM -10    1889  21    -14       11       
  AVERAGE         15                        29    -14       23     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1971   0.05  -0.05     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      1.00  -0.37     0.38     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.35                      3.66  -1.31     2.25     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.52                      2.08  -0.56     0.59     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.8  1994   0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.2                       8.4   -3.2      6.6      
  SINCE DEC 1     14.7                      25.7  -11.0     11.3      
  SINCE JUL 1     25.7                      28.9   -3.2     11.3      
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                  

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       50                        36     14       42        
  MONTH TO DATE  641                       864   -223     1038        
  SINCE DEC 1   3121                      3342   -221     3421        
  SINCE JUL 1   4103                      4589   -486     4285        

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     54           700 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1930                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -13      1889                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   559 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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