647  
CDUS43 KDMX 172331  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CST MON FEB 17 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 5 117 PM 75 2017 36 -31 32  
MINIMUM -4 258 AM -20 1958 19 -23 5  
AVERAGE 1 27 -26 19  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.93 1961 0.04 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.75 -0.37 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 3.41 -1.16 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 1.83 -1.24 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.1 5.7 2008 0.4 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.5 6.7 -0.2 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.2 24.0 -12.8 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.2 27.2 -16.0 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 64 38 26 46  
MONTH TO DATE 745 682 63 457  
SINCE DEC 1 3128 3160 -32 2623  
SINCE JUL 1 3992 4407 -415 3605  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 300 AM  
LOWEST 56 500 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 68 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -13 1903  
 
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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