Sunday, January 29, 2017

What's the Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Des Moines, Iowa in February?

Do you know what the hottest weather temperature ever recorded in Des Moines, Iowa is in the month of February? The answer to that weather trivia question will probably shock and astound you.



The average daily temperature in Des Moines, Iowa in the month of February is just 24.7 degrees. February is the third coldest month in the city behind January and December which is good for visitors, travelers and tourists to Des Moines to know. Des Moines is notorious for its cold weather which makes this trivia question pretty interesting and lets people living in Des Moines know Spring is coming.

Weather temperatures have officially been kept in Des Moines, Iowa since 1878. So the hottest temperature record for February in Des Moines is from 1878 until the present day.

What's the Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Des Moines, Iowa in February?

  • 78 degrees on February 24, 1930

That's right the hottest weather temperature ever recorded in Des Moines, Iowa in the month of February is a sweltering 78 degrees. That record hottest temperature for the month of February in Des Moines was set on February 24, 1930.

How unusual is a 70 degree weather temperature day in Des Moines in February? Since 1878, there have only been 8 days when the temperature reached 70 degree days in the month of February. 

When was the last time it was 70 degrees in Des Moines in the month of February? Last year on February 27, 2016, the temperature rose to a delightful 71 degrees. 

Will the temperature rise to 70 degrees this February in Des Moines? Since it's only happened 8 times since 1878, a 70 degree day is unlikely but since it did happen last year it could happen this year too.

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