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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1238 AM CST WED FEB 21 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64R   336 PM  64    1930  37     27       52       
                                      1981                           
  MINIMUM         29    733 AM -12    1929  20      9       24       
  AVERAGE         47                        29     18       38     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 2014   0.05  -0.05     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.90  -0.48     0.75     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.87                      3.56   0.31     4.38     
  SINCE JAN 1      2.33                      1.98   0.35     2.39     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.8  1919   0.3   -0.3      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.2                       7.7   -3.5      5.7      
  SINCE DEC 1     31.6                      25.0    6.6     19.2      
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      28.2    6.0     22.7      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       18                        36    -18       27        
  MONTH TO DATE  532                       792   -260      668        
  SINCE DEC 1   2698                      3270   -572     3111        
  SINCE JUL 1   3680                      4517   -837     4309        

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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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 2024......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 22 2024......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   556 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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