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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         38   1207 PM  69    1932  41     -3       60       
  MINIMUM         20   1157 PM -16    1962  23     -3       30       
  AVERAGE         29                        32     -3       45     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        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)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        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                                                              
  YESTERDAY       36                        33      3       20        
  MONTH TO DATE  840                      1068   -228     1156        
  SINCE DEC 1   3320                      3546   -226     3539        
  SINCE JUL 1   4302                      4793   -491     4403        

 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        77      1992                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -22      1962                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  1 2026.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST     
MARCH  2 2026.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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