Winter 2018 Weather History in Des Moines United States
This report shows the past weather for Des Moines, providing a weather history for the winter of 2018. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Des Moines temperature history for the winter of 2018. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.
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Day | Observations | Precipitation | Codes |
Sat, Dec 1
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Light Snow, Heavy Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Mist, Unknown Precipitation | 1.21 in | -SN, +RA, RA, -RA, BR, UP |
Sun, Dec 2
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Light Snow, Light Rain, Mist | 0.12 in | -SN, -RA, BR |
Mon, Dec 3
|
Light Snow | 0.00 in | -SN |
Tue, Dec 4
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Light Snow, Mist | 0.00 in | -SN, BR |
Fri, Dec 7
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Light Snow | 0.00 in | -SN |
Mon, Dec 10
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Mist | | BR |
Wed, Dec 12
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Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist | 0.00 in | -FZDZ, BR |
Thu, Dec 13
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Light Rain, Mist | 0.00 in | -RA, BR |
Fri, Dec 14
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Mist | | BR |
Wed, Dec 19
|
Light Rain | 0.00 in | -RA |
Thu, Dec 20
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Light Drizzle, Mist | 0.00 in | -DZ, BR |
Sat, Dec 22
|
Mist | | BR |
Tue, Dec 25
|
Mist | | BR |
Wed, Dec 26
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Rain, Light Rain, Mist | 0.55 in | RA, -RA, BR |
Thu, Dec 27
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Thunderstorm with Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Light Snow, Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain with Mist, Light Drizzle, Mist | 0.66 in | +TSRA, -TSRA, -SN, RA, -RA, -RABR, -DZ, BR |
Fri, Dec 28
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Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist | 0.01 in | -SN, -FZDZSN, -FZDZ, BR |
Sat, Dec 29
|
Light Snow, Mist | 0.00 in | -SN, BR |
Mon, Dec 31
|
Light Ice Pellets and Snow, Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Ice Pellets and Rain, Light Rain and Snow, Light Snow and Rain, Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Rain, Mist | 0.11 in | -PLSN, -SN, -FZDZSN, -PLRA, -RASN, -SNRA, -FZDZ, -RA, BR |
Tue, Jan 1
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Light Snow | 0.00 in | -SN |
Wed, Jan 2
|
Light Snow | 0.00 in | -SN |
Sun, Jan 6
|
Light Rain | 0.03 in | -RA |
Mon, Jan 7
|
Light Rain, Mist | 0.16 in | -RA, BR |
Fri, Jan 11
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Light Snow, Mist | 0.06 in | -SN, BR |
Sat, Jan 12
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Light Snow, Mist | 0.41 in | -SN, BR |
Sun, Jan 13
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Mist | 0.00 in | BR |
Mon, Jan 14
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Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist | 0.00 in | -SN, -FZDZSN, -FZDZ, BR |
Tue, Jan 15
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Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist | 0.00 in | -FZDZ, BR |
Thu, Jan 17
|
Light Snow, Haze, Mist | 0.00 in | -SN, HZ, BR |
Fri, Jan 18
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Heavy Snow, Snow, Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow | 0.30 in | +SN, SN, -SN, -FZDZSN, FZFG, BR, BLSN |
Sat, Jan 19
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Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Rain and Snow, Mist, Blowing Snow | | -SN, -FZDZSN, -FZRASN, BR, BLSN |
Sun, Jan 20
|
Light Snow, Mist | 0.03 in | -SN, BR |
Mon, Jan 21
|
Light Snow | 0.00 in | -SN |
Tue, Jan 22
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Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist | 0.19 in | -SN, -FZDZSN, -FZDZ, BR |
Wed, Jan 23
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Snow, Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow | 0.22 in | SN, -SN, FZFG, BR, BLSN |
Thu, Jan 24
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Light Snow, Blowing Snow | 0.00 in | -SN, BLSN |
Sat, Jan 26
|
Light Snow, Mist | 0.04 in | -SN, BR |
Sun, Jan 27
|
Light Snow; Light Snow and Ice Pellets; Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow; Light Freezing Rain and Ice Pellets; Light Freezing Rain, Ice Pellets, and Snow; Light Freezing Rain; Mist; Blowing Snow | 0.07 in | -SN, -SNPL, -FZDZSN, -FZRAPL, -FZRAPLSN, -FZRA, BR, BLSN |
Mon, Jan 28
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Light Snow, Blowing Snow, Squall | 0.00 in | -SN, BLSN, SQ |
Tue, Jan 29
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Light Snow, Blowing Snow | 0.00 in | -SN, BLSN |
Wed, Jan 30
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Light Snow, Blowing Snow | 0.00 in | -SN, BLSN |
Thu, Jan 31
|
Light Snow | 0.01 in | -SN |
Sat, Feb 2
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Fog, Mist | | FG, BR |
Sun, Feb 3
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Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist | 0.00 in | -DZ, FG, BR |
Mon, Feb 4
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Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Rain, Mist | 0.00 in | IWC71, IWCA71, -SN, -FZDZ, IWCA54, -RA, IWC61, IWCA61, IWC10, BR, IWCA10 |
Tue, Feb 5
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Ice Pellets and Snow, Snow, Light Ice Pellets and Snow, Light Snow, Light Snow and Ice Pellets, Ice Pellets, Light Ice Pellets, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Rain and Ice Pellets, Light Rain and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Freezing Rain, Mist | 0.02 in | PLSN, IWC73, -PLSN, IWC71, IWCA71, -SN, -SNPL, IWC79, IWCA74, -PL, -FZDZSN, -FZRAPL, IWCA67, IWCA54, -FZDZ, IWCA64, -FZRA, IWCA10, BR, IWC10 |
Wed, Feb 6
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Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm with Showers, Thunderstorm without Precipitation, Light Ice Pellets and Snow, Light Snow, Ice Pellets, Light Ice Pellets, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist | 0.02 in | IWCA90, TS, IWCA92, IWCA91, -PLSN, IWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWC79, IWCA74, -PL, -FZDZSN, IWCA67, IWCA54, -FZDZ, IWCA10, BR, IWC10 |
Thu, Feb 7
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Snow, Light Ice Pellets and Snow, Light Snow, Light Snow and Ice Pellets, Light Snow and Small Hail, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow | 0.16 in | SN, -PLSN, -SN, -SNPL, -SNGS, -FZDZSN, FZFG, BR, BLSN |
Sun, Feb 10
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Heavy Snow, Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist | 0.25 in | +SN, -SN, FZFG, BR |
Mon, Feb 11
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Snow, Light Snow, Light Snow and Ice Pellets, Light Snow and Small Hail, Freezing Fog, Mist | 0.26 in | SN, -SN, -SNPL, -SNGS, FZFG, BR |
Tue, Feb 12
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Snow, Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow | 0.04 in | SN, -SN, FZFG, BR, BLSN |
Thu, Feb 14
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Light Snow, Haze | 0.00 in | -SN, HZ |
Sat, Feb 16
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Heavy Snow, Snow, Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist | 0.38 in | +SN, SN, -SN, FZFG, BR |
Sun, Feb 17
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Heavy Snow, Snow, Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow | 0.25 in | +SN, SN, -SN, -FZDZSN, FZFG, BR, BLSN |
Mon, Feb 18
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Light Snow, Mist | 0.01 in | -SN, BR |
Tue, Feb 19
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Light Snow, Mist | 0.02 in | -SN, BR |
Wed, Feb 20
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Snow, Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow | 0.20 in | SN, -SN, -FZDZSN, FZFG, BR, BLSN |
Thu, Feb 21
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Mist | | BR |
Fri, Feb 22
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Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Freezing Rain, Haze, Mist | 0.00 in | -FZDZ, -FZRA, HZ, BR |
Sat, Feb 23
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Heavy Snow, Snow, Light Snow, Light Rain and Ice Pellets, Freezing Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow | 0.66 in | +SN, SN, -SN, -RAPL, FZRA, RA, -RA, -DZ, FG, BR, BLSN |
Sun, Feb 24
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Heavy Snow, Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow | 0.02 in | +SN, -SN, FZFG, BR, BLSN |
Tue, Feb 26
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Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist | 0.00 in | -SN, -FZDZ, BR |
Wed, Feb 27
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Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist, Blowing Snow | 0.00 in | -SN, -FZDZSN, -FZDZ, BR, BLSN |
The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Des Moines International Airport page.
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