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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1231 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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         40    429 PM  63    1987  33      7       38       
  MINIMUM         20    359 AM -21    1905  15      5       22       
  AVERAGE         30                        24      6       30     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 1928   0.04  -0.04     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.29  -0.28     0.02     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.73                      2.95  -1.22     1.89     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.90                      1.37  -0.47     0.23     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  2005   0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       2.8   -2.6       T       
  SINCE DEC 1      9.7                      20.1  -10.4      4.7      
  SINCE JUL 1     20.7                      23.3   -2.6      4.7      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       35                        41     -6       35        
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       291    -44      238        
  SINCE DEC 1   2727                      2769    -42     2621        
  SINCE JUL 1   3709                      4016   -307     3485        

 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    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    58                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        63      2024                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -21      1899                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY  8 2026......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   540 PM CST     
FEBRUARY  9 2026......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   541 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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