444  
CDUS43 KDMX 180642  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1242 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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 5 117 PM 75 2017 36 -31 32  
MINIMUM -5 1159 PM -20 1958 19 -24 5  
AVERAGE 0 27 -27 19  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 65 38 27 46  
MONTH TO DATE 746 682 64 457  
SINCE DEC 1 3129 3160 -31 2623  
SINCE JUL 1 3993 4407 -414 3605  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 68 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -13 1903  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2025......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 552 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 19 2025......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 554 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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