413  
CDUS43 KDMX 170638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1238 AM CST MON FEB 17 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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 15 1215 AM 66 1981 36 -21 29  
MINIMUM 1 1159 PM -19 1958 18 -17 10  
AVERAGE 8 27 -19 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.66 1932 0.05 -0.05 0.23  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 0.71 -0.34 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.24 3.37 -1.13 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.58 1.79 -1.21 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 5.6 2023 0.4 -0.4 4.2  
MONTH TO DATE 6.4 6.3 0.1 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.1 23.6 -12.5 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.1 26.8 -15.7 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 57 38 19 45  
MONTH TO DATE 681 644 37 411  
SINCE DEC 1 3064 3122 -58 2577  
SINCE JUL 1 3928 4369 -441 3559  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 100 AM  
LOWEST 60 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 75 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -20 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 17 2025......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 18 2025......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 552 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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