300  
CDUS43 KDMX 202327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 13 409 PM 64 1930 37 -24 64  
1981  
MINIMUM -7 734 AM -12 1929 20 -27 29  
AVERAGE 3 29 -26 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.67 2014 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.90 -0.52 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 3.56 -1.31 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 1.98 -1.39 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.8 1919 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 7.7 -1.1 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 25.0 -13.7 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 28.2 -16.9 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 62 36 26 18  
MONTH TO DATE 939 792 147 532  
SINCE DEC 1 3322 3270 52 2698  
SINCE JUL 1 4186 4517 -331 3680  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 100 AM  
LOWEST 58 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 68 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -9 1885  
 
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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