CXUS53 KDMX 011457 CLMDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 857 AM CST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 78 02/24/1930 LOW -26 02/03/1996 02/13/1905 02/02/1905 HIGHEST 78R 02/26 59 19 LOWEST 5 02/17 -5 10 MEAN 40.0 26.9 13.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 11.5 -9.5 DAYS MIN <= 32 21 24.9 -3.9 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.6 -2.6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.20 1915 MINIMUM 0.09 1931 TOTALS 0.42 1.34 -0.92 DAILY AVG. 0.01 NAN NAN DAYS >= .01 3 DAYS >= .10 2 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 4.2 10.2 -6.0 SINCE 7/1 34.2 30.7 3.5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 718 1068 -350 SINCE 7/1 3866 4859 -993 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/310 DATE 02/27 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 HAIL 0 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$