Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 280634
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1234 AM CST WED FEB 28 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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 64 1050 AM 71 2016 41 23 50
MINIMUM 17 1159 PM -11 1962 23 -6 34
AVERAGE 41 32 9 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.76 1948 0.05 -0.05 1.08
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.28 -0.86 2.01
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 3.94 -0.07 5.64
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.36 -0.03 3.65
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 3.1 1886 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 9.9 -5.7 5.7
SINCE DEC 1 31.6 27.2 4.4 19.2
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 30.4 3.8 22.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 24 33 -9 23
MONTH TO DATE 649 1035 -386 918
SINCE DEC 1 2815 3513 -698 3361
SINCE JUL 1 3797 4760 -963 4559
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 900 PM
LOWEST 28 1100 AM
AVERAGE 52
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 69 1932
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -16 1962
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 28 2024......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 604 PM CST
FEBRUARY 29 2024......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 605 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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