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Winter 2020 Weather History in Des Moines Iowa, United States

The data for this report comes from the Des Moines International Airport. See all nearby weather stations

This report shows the past weather for Des Moines, providing a weather history for the winter of 2020. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Des Moines temperature history for the winter of 2020. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Des Moines Temperature History in the Winter of 2020

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Temperature history in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°FFallSpring
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Hourly Temperature in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringfrigidfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Cloud Cover in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Daily Precipitation in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Daily Precipitation in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 inFallSpring
The daily measured quantity of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation.

Snow Depth in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Snow Depth in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inFallSpring
The daily measured snow depth, where available.

Observed Weather in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Observed Weather in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Mon, Dec 7 MistBR
Tue, Dec 8 Freezing Fog, MistFZFG, BR
Fri, Dec 11 Light Snow, Light Rain, Mist0.43 in-SN, -RA, BR
Sat, Dec 12 Snow, Light Snow, Fog, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow0.52 inSN, -SN, FG, FZFG, BR, BLSN
Sun, Dec 13 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Wed, Dec 16 MistBR
Thu, Dec 17 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Fri, Dec 18 MistBR
Sat, Dec 19 Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist0.00 in-FZDZ, BR
Sun, Dec 20 MistBR
Wed, Dec 23 Light Snow, Mist, Blowing Snow0.00 in-SN, BR, BLSN
Thu, Dec 24 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Sun, Dec 27 Ice Pellets and Snow, Light Snow, Ice Pellets, Mist0.01 inPLSN, -SN, PL, BR
Tue, Dec 29 Heavy Snow, Snow, Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Freezing Fog, Mist0.94 in+SN, SN, -SN, -FZDZ, FZFG, BR
Wed, Dec 30 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Thu, Dec 31 MistBR
Fri, Jan 1 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Sat, Jan 2 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Sun, Jan 3 Freezing Fog, MistFZFG, BR
Mon, Jan 4 Freezing Fog, MistFZFG, BR
Wed, Jan 6 Light Snow, Haze, Mist0.00 in-SN, HZ, BR
Thu, Jan 7 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Fri, Jan 8 MistBR
Sat, Jan 9 Light Snow, Haze0.00 in-SN, HZ
Sun, Jan 10 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Thu, Jan 14 Snow, Light Snow, Light Snow and Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow0.12 inSN, -SN, -SNRA, -RA, -DZ, FZFG, BR, BLSN
Fri, Jan 15 Snow, Light Snow, Light Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Mist, Blowing Snow0.16 inSN, -SN, -DZSN, -FZDZSN, -RASN, -FZDZ, -DZ, BR, BLSN
Sat, Jan 16 Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle0.00 in-SN, -FZDZSN, -FZDZ
Sun, Jan 17 Light Snow, Mist0.04 in-SN, BR
Tue, Jan 19 Light Snow, Mist0.01 in-SN, BR
Thu, Jan 21 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Sat, Jan 23 Light Snow0.02 in-SN
Sun, Jan 24 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Mon, Jan 25 Heavy Snow, Snow, Light Snow, Haze, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow0.35 in+SN, SN, -SN, HZ, FZFG, BR, BLSN
Tue, Jan 26 Light Snow, Mist, Blowing Snow0.08 in-SN, BR, BLSN
Sat, Jan 30 Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Ice Pellets, Light Freezing Rain and Ice Pellets, Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Freezing Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Mist0.08 in-SN, -FZDZPL, -FZRAPL, -FZDZ, -FZRA, -RA, DZ, -DZ, BR
Sun, Jan 31 Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.00 in-SN, -FZDZSN, -FZDZ, HZ, BR
Mon, Feb 1 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Tue, Feb 2 Freezing Fog, Mist, Patches of FogFZFG, BR, BCFG
Wed, Feb 3 Freezing Fog, MistFZFG, BR
Thu, Feb 4 Heavy Snow, Snow, Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Light Rain, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow0.14 in+SN, SN, -SN, -RASN, -RA, FZFG, BR, BLSN
Fri, Feb 5 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Sat, Feb 6 Snow, Light Snow, Haze0.10 inSN, -SN, HZ
Sun, Feb 7 Light Snow0.07 in-SN
Mon, Feb 8 Light Snow0.02 in-SN
Wed, Feb 10 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Thu, Feb 11 Light Snow0.01 in-SN
Fri, Feb 12 Light Snow0.02 in-SN
Sat, Feb 13 Light Snow, Haze0.05 in-SN, HZ
Sun, Feb 14 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Wed, Feb 17 Light Snow, Mist0.02 in-SN, BR
Thu, Feb 18 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Fri, Feb 19 Light Snow, Haze0.00 in-SN, HZ
Sat, Feb 20 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Sun, Feb 21 Snow, Light Snow, Light Snow and Small Hail, Small Hail, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow0.24 inSN, -SN, -SNGS, GS, FZFG, BR, BLSN
Mon, Feb 22 MistBR

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 219 hr, 10 minDec 219 hr, 10 minnightnightdaydayFeb 2811 hr, 14 minFeb 2811 hr, 14 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring6:50 AM6:50 AMFeb 286:04 PMFeb 286:04 PM7:28 AM7:28 AMDec 84:44 PMDec 84:44 PM7:41 AM7:41 AMJan 34:57 PMJan 34:57 PM
The solar day over the course of the Winter of 2020. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring010203001020
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2020. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 1411:08 PMNov 1411:08 PMNov 303:30 AMNov 303:30 AMDec 1410:17 AMDec 1410:17 AMDec 299:29 PMDec 299:29 PMJan 1211:01 PMJan 1211:01 PMJan 281:17 PMJan 281:17 PMFeb 111:06 PMFeb 111:06 PMFeb 272:18 AMFeb 272:18 AMMar 134:22 AMMar 134:22 AMMar 281:49 PMMar 281:49 PM4:52 PM4:52 PM4:30 PM4:30 PM7:32 AM7:32 AM4:52 PM4:52 PM4:30 PM4:30 PM8:18 AM8:18 AM4:33 PM4:33 PM5:19 PM5:19 PM8:24 AM8:24 AM5:39 PM5:39 PM5:22 PM5:22 PM7:27 AM7:27 AM6:41 PM6:41 PM7:50 AM7:50 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Wind Speed in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mphFallSpring
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Growing Degree Days in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°FFallSpring
The growing degree days accumulated from reported temperatures over the course of the winter (solid black line), placed over the average accumulation (faint line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. Gaps indicate days without enough temperature reports to calculate a complete daily value; totals following gaps may therefore be understated.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2020 in Des Moines

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Hourly Wind Direction in 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 2020 in Des Moines

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Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 2020 in Des MoinesDecJanFeb29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.5 inHg30.5 inHgFallSpring
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Des Moines International Airport page.

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