459  
CDUS43 KDMX 220639  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1239 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 20 420 PM 68 2017 38 -18 63  
MINIMUM -5 629 AM -9 1885 20 -25 42  
AVERAGE 8 29 -21 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1976 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.95 -0.57 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 3.61 -1.36 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 2.03 -1.44 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.8 1976 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 8.0 -1.4 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 25.3 -14.0 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 28.5 -17.2 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 57 36 21 12  
MONTH TO DATE 996 828 168 544  
SINCE DEC 1 3379 3306 73 2710  
SINCE JUL 1 4243 4553 -310 3692  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 1200 AM  
LOWEST 47 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 73 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -10 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 557 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 558 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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