444  
CDUS43 KDMX 240632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST MON FEB 24 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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 55 430 PM 65 1930 39 16 57  
MINIMUM 22 649 AM -13 1889 21 1 31  
AVERAGE 39 30 9 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.87 2012 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 1.06 -0.68 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 3.72 -1.47 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 2.14 -1.55 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.6 1924 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 8.7 -2.1 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 26.0 -14.7 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 29.2 -17.9 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 35 -9 21  
MONTH TO DATE 1064 899 165 577  
SINCE DEC 1 3447 3377 70 2743  
SINCE JUL 1 4311 4624 -313 3725  
 
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 SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 800 AM  
LOWEST 43 300 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 78 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 24 2025......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 600 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 25 2025......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 601 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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