729  
CDUS43 KDMX 210635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1235 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 1100 PM  
LOWEST 58 300 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 68 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -9 1885  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 21 2025......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 557 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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