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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         36   1220 AM  69    1995  40     -4       60       
  MINIMUM         25    753 AM  -8    2010  22      3       31       
  AVERAGE         31                        31      0       46     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.07 1951   0.06  -0.06      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      1.17  -0.46     0.38     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.43                      3.83  -1.40     2.25     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.60                      2.25  -0.65     0.59     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY       MM             6.5  1929   0.3   MM        0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       9.3   -3.2      6.6      
  SINCE DEC 1     15.6                      26.6  -11.0     11.3      
  SINCE JUL 1     26.6                      29.8   -3.2     11.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       34                        34      0       19        
  MONTH TO DATE  764                       968   -204     1099        
  SINCE DEC 1   3244                      3446   -202     3482        
  SINCE JUL 1   4226                      4693   -467     4346        

 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     47          1100 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    66                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        78      2024                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -14      1897                      
                                             1963                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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