749  
CDUS43 KDMX 161733  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1133 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 27 159 PM 75 1921 36 -9 45  
MINIMUM 15 1159 PM -17 1905 18 -3 26  
AVERAGE 21 27 -6 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.70 2003 0.05 -0.05 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 0.66 -0.29 0.19  
SINCE DEC 1 2.24 3.32 -1.08 3.64  
SINCE JAN 1 0.58 1.74 -1.16 2.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 8.4 2003 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 6.4 5.9 0.5 T  
SINCE DEC 1 11.1 23.2 -12.1 27.4  
SINCE JUL 1 11.1 26.4 -15.3 30.0  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 44 38 6 29  
MONTH TO DATE 624 606 18 366  
SINCE DEC 1 3007 3084 -77 2532  
SINCE JUL 1 3871 4331 -460 3514  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LT FREEZING RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 900 AM  
LOWEST 71 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 66 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -19 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 16 2025......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 17 2025......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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