489  
CDUS43 KDMX 200638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1238 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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 7 346 PM 73 2017 37 -30 57  
MINIMUM -3 1159 PM -11 1936 19 -22 23  
AVERAGE 2 28 -26 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.09 1888 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.85 -0.47 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 3.51 -1.26 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 1.93 -1.34 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.1 4.3 2010 0.4 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 7.4 -0.8 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 24.7 -13.4 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 27.9 -16.6 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 63 37 26 25  
MONTH TO DATE 877 756 121 514  
SINCE DEC 1 3260 3234 26 2680  
SINCE JUL 1 4124 4481 -357 3662  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 1100 AM  
LOWEST 57 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1930  
1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -12 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 20 2025......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 21 2025......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 556 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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