Des Moines, IA: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 34.7°F in Des Moines, IA, the warmest February since 2024, 13th warmest of 148.

February 2026

Mean temperature: 34.7°F; Warmest since 2024; 13th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 0.71 in; Driest since 2025; 51st driest of 148

A normal February in Des Moines, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.6°F, between 18.7°F and 35.3°F in eight years of ten and 1.50 in of precipitation, between 0.53 in and 2.30 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Des Moines, IA since 1879: 34.7°F in 2026; the highest is 40°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 18.7 to 35.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February in Des Moines, IA from 1879 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	34.7	13	45.5	7	23.9	21	0.71	97	0
2025	23.5	86	32.9	81	14	92	0.38	127	0
2024	40	1	52.7	1	27.4	5	0.42	125	0
2023	30.8	30	41.8	19	19.9	44	2.01	21	0
2022	24.2	81	36.5	54	11.9	107	0.22	137	0
2021	15.2	142	22.9	144	7.5	138	0.70	99	0
2020	27.8	49	37	49	18.6	55	0.21	140	0
2019	18.3	131	26.9	131	9.8	128	2.29	16	0
2018	25	76	33.9	74	16	74	1.76	33	0
2017	39.2	2	50.4	2	28	3	0.77	91	0
2016	32	24	39.8	31	24.3	18	1.09	68	0
2015	17.9	134	27.1	129	8.6	133	0.67	102	0
2014	18.3	131	27.8	126	8.8	132	1.84	30	0
2013	28.5	46	36.6	53	20.4	40	1.74	35	0
2012	32.5	20	40.9	27	24	20	1.77	32	0
2011	26.7	59	35.4	60	18	59	0.77	91	0
2010	20	117	28.5	121	11.6	111	1.08	69	0
2009	29.9	37	39.4	33	20.3	42	0.58	113	0
2008	19.7	122	27.9	124	11.6	111	2.46	9	0
2007	18.7	130	25.4	140	11.9	107	2.42	12	0
2006	27.7	50	38.5	40	16.9	67	0.22	137	0
2005	33.2	18	42.1	18	24.3	18	1.79	31	0
2004	25.3	71	33.2	79	17.3	65	1.63	39	0
2003	21.8	100	31.9	91	11.7	110	1.58	42	0
2002	32	24	41.6	22	22.4	30	0.68	100	0
2001	20.3	113	28.5	121	12.1	105	2.44	10	0
2000	36.5	6	45.2	9	27.8	4	1.71	36	0
1999	35.2	11	43.4	13	27	7	1.06	72	0
1998	36.2	8	42.6	16	29.9	1	1.36	54	0
1997	27.5	54	34.3	71	20.8	38	1.47	49	0
1996	25.1	74	34.4	70	15.7	77	0.56	115	0
1995	28.8	45	38.2	43	19.4	48	0.68	100	0
1994	21.2	107	30.7	99	11.8	109	1.71	36	0
1993	21.5	103	27.4	127	15.6	78	1.52	44	0
1992	34.9	12	43	14	26.7	10	2.12	19	0
1991	33.5	16	44.3	11	22.7	27	0.17	142	0
1990	31.1	29	41.8	19	20.4	40	0.89	82	0
1989	15.4	141	24.7	141	6.1	142	1.05	74	0
1988	21.6	102	31.8	92	11.4	113	0.59	112	0
1987	35.7	9	46.7	6	24.7	16	1.38	52	0
1986	21.7	101	28.9	118	14.5	87	1.76	33	0
1985	22.2	96	30.4	102	14	92	1.98	23	0
1984	35.5	10	44.7	10	26.3	11	0.82	85	0
1983	32.3	21	39.6	32	25	15	1.95	25	0
1982	22.9	92	31.1	95	14.7	85	0.78	90	0
1981	29.8	39	40.7	28	18.9	50	0.97	75	0
1980	21.2	107	28.9	118	13.6	96	0.64	106	0
1979	13.8	146	22.4	146	5.1	146	0.52	116	0
1978	13.3	147	21.3	147	5.3	145	1.27	59	0
1977	29.8	39	41.8	19	17.7	61	0.36	129	0
1976	34.1	14	44.3	11	23.9	21	2.43	11	0
1975	22.4	93	29	116	15.8	76	1.48	48	0
1974	27.9	48	36.9	50	19	49	0.84	84	0
1973	27.7	50	34.7	67	20.6	39	2.21	18	0
1972	19.8	120	29.8	110	9.9	127	0.63	108	0
1971	23.1	88	30.1	105	16.1	72	2.34	14	0
1970	27.1	56	39.3	35	14.9	83	0.24	136	0
1969	25.9	68	31.8	92	20	43	0.97	75	0
1968	23.9	82	33.1	80	14.7	85	0.13	146	0
1967	22.2	96	33.4	76	11	116	0.28	132	0
1966	24.7	77	35.3	62	14.1	90	0.25	135	0
1965	20.2	114	30	108	10.3	123	1.14	64	0
1964	26.3	64	36.1	56	16.4	70	0.28	132	0
1963	18.8	129	27.9	124	9.8	128	0.72	95	0
1962	20.5	111	26.5	133	14.4	88	1.60	40	0
1961	30.1	36	39.1	37	21.1	36	2.68	6	0
1960	19.4	126	26.6	132	12.2	104	1.58	42	0
1959	23.7	83	32.3	86	15.2	82	1.07	70	0
1958	16.8	138	26.3	137	7.4	140	0.61	109	0
1957	30.8	30	39	38	22.5	29	0.13	146	0
1956	25.6	69	34.9	66	16.3	71	0.46	123	0
1955	22.1	98	30.6	100	13.6	96	1.52	44	0
1954	37.7	4	48.1	3	27.2	6	1.35	55	0
1953	29.6	41	37.9	44	21.3	34	2.00	22	0
1952	32.3	21	39.2	36	25.3	14	0.77	91	0
1951	25.5	70	34.1	72	16.9	67	2.99	4	0
1950	23	90	32.4	85	13.7	94	2.23	17	0
1949	20.1	116	30.1	105	10.2	124	1.07	70	0
1948	23.6	84	32.9	81	14.2	89	2.39	13	0
1947	18.2	133	26.4	135	10.1	125	0.29	131	1
1946	30.4	34	41.1	26	19.6	47	0.15	145	0
1945	26.4	63	33.9	74	18.9	50	1.60	40	0
1944	27.6	52	37.5	46	17.6	62	0.66	103	0
1943	28.4	47	38.8	39	18.1	58	0.66	103	0
1942	23.6	84	29.8	110	17.5	63	1.38	52	0
1941	23.1	88	30.6	100	15.5	81	0.38	127	0
1940	24.6	79	32.3	86	16.8	69	1.89	28	0
1939	21.5	103	32.1	88	10.8	119	2.33	15	0
1938	31.8	27	40.2	30	23.5	25	0.46	123	0
1937	21.4	105	29.3	114	13.4	98	0.80	88	0
1936	8	148	16	148	-0.1	148	0.95	77	0
1935	30.6	33	36.7	51	24.5	17	1.32	57	0
1934	26.6	60	35.8	57	17.3	65	0.72	95	0
1933	24.3	80	34.5	69	14.1	90	0.16	144	0
1932	31.9	26	41.3	24	22.6	28	0.92	79	0
1931	36.9	5	46.8	5	26.9	9	0.09	148	0
1930	38.1	3	47.2	4	29.1	2	0.50	120	0
1929	15.2	142	23.8	143	6.6	141	2.06	20	0
1928	30.4	34	38.3	41	22.4	30	3.10	2	0
1927	32.7	19	41.4	23	23.9	21	1.19	62	0
1926	33.6	15	41.3	24	25.9	12	0.82	85	0
1925	30.7	32	40.4	29	21	37	0.50	120	0
1924	27.2	55	35.8	57	18.6	55	1.98	23	0
1923	22.4	93	32.1	88	12.6	103	0.36	129	0
1922	26.5	61	37.3	47	15.6	78	0.64	106	0
1921	33.3	17	42.6	16	23.9	21	0.92	79	0
1920	25.3	71	32	90	18.6	55	0.74	94	0
1919	26.5	61	35.1	63	17.9	60	3.00	3	0
1918	26.3	64	37.1	48	15.6	78	1.45	50	0
1917	19.2	128	30.1	105	8.3	134	0.52	116	0
1916	21.3	106	29.9	109	12.7	102	0.61	109	0
1915	31.6	28	37.8	45	25.4	13	3.20	1	0
1914	19.7	122	29	116	10.4	122	1.24	60	0
1913	22.4	93	31.7	94	13.1	100	0.65	105	0
1912	19.6	125	27.3	128	12	106	1.86	29	0
1911	29.1	43	36.7	51	21.5	32	2.91	5	0
1910	20.2	114	30.4	102	10	126	0.20	141	0
1909	29.6	41	39.4	33	19.9	44	0.90	81	0
1908	26.1	67	33.4	76	18.8	53	1.51	46	0
1907	27.6	52	36.3	55	18.9	50	0.93	78	0
1906	25.3	71	34.6	68	16.1	72	0.86	83	0
1905	14.8	144	24.5	142	5.1	146	1.06	72	0
1904	16.7	139	25.9	138	7.5	138	0.22	137	0
1903	21.9	99	30.8	98	13	101	1.12	66	0
1902	19.8	120	28.4	123	11.2	115	0.52	116	0
1901	20	117	28.6	120	11.4	113	1.11	67	0
1900	17.1	137	26.4	135	7.7	137	0.50	120	0
1899	15.6	140	25.6	139	5.6	144	0.57	114	0
1898	26.3	64	35	65	17.5	63	0.82	85	0
1897	26.9	57	34	73	19.8	46	0.71	97	0
1896	29.9	37	38.3	41	21.4	33	0.79	89	0
1895	19.4	126	29.5	113	9.2	131	0.60	111	0
1894	20.5	111	30.2	104	10.8	119	1.39	51	0
1893	17.3	136	26.5	133	8	136	1.28	58	0
1892	29.1	43	35.4	60	22.8	26	1.35	55	0
1891	23.2	87	32.7	83	13.7	94	1.13	65	0
1890	26.9	57	35.1	63	18.7	54	1.17	63	0
1889	21.1	109	31.1	95	11	116	0.27	134	0
1888	23	90	32.6	84	13.4	98	1.51	46	0
1887	19.7	122	29.8	110	9.6	130	1.65	38	0
1886	24.7	77	33.4	76	16	74	0.52	116	0
1885	14.4	145	22.7	145	6	143	0.42	125	0
1884	20.8	110	30.9	97	10.8	119	1.92	26	0
1883	17.7	135	27.1	129	8.3	134	2.51	8	0
1882	36.3	7	45.5	7	27	7	1.21	61	0
1881	20	117	29.1	115	10.9	118	2.68	6	0
1880	32.1	23	43	14	21.2	35	0.17	142	0
1879	25.1	74	35.5	59	14.8	84	1.90	27	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	40
2017	39.2
1930	38.1
1954	37.7
1931	36.9
2000	36.5
1882	36.3
1998	36.2
1987	35.7
1984	35.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	8
1978	13.3
1979	13.8
1885	14.4
1905	14.8
2021	15.2
1929	15.2
1989	15.4
1899	15.6
1904	16.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1915	3.20
1928	3.10
1919	3.00
1951	2.99
1911	2.91
1961	2.68
1881	2.68
1883	2.51
2008	2.46
2001	2.44

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1931	0.09
1968	0.13
1957	0.13
1946	0.15
1933	0.16
1991	0.17
1880	0.17
1910	0.20
2020	0.21
2022	0.22
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 68°F; 16 February 2026
Coldest night: 1°F; 23 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.59 in; 19 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 0.71 in of precipitation in Des Moines, IA, the driest February since 2025, tied 51st driest of 148 (with 1897).
The hottest day of February 2026 in Des Moines, IA: 68°F on Monday 16 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Des Moines, IA: a low of 1°F on Monday 23 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Des Moines, IA: 0.59 in on Thursday 19 February 2026.