The recent stretch of cold weather failed to yield a sub zero Fahrenheit temperature for Des Moines. Last winter was the first on record whereby Des Moines failed to reach a sub zero temperature. The featured chart presents the lowest temperature for the winter season for each year since 1880. The only two years above zero are the most recent two! There is plenty of winter yet to go this year and the coldest part of the winter season is still ahead of us. The immediate forecast has slightly warmer temperatures and snow arriving this afternoon.

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