771  
CDUS43 KDMX 242327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST MON FEB 24 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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 59 1245 PM 78 1930 39 20 52  
MINIMUM 38 818 AM -11 1889 21 17 26  
AVERAGE 49 30 19 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 2007 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 1.11 -0.73 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 3.77 -1.52 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 2.19 -1.60 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.2 2022 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 9.0 -2.4 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 26.3 -15.0 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 29.5 -18.2 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 35 -19 26  
MONTH TO DATE 1080 934 146 603  
SINCE DEC 1 3463 3412 51 2769  
SINCE JUL 1 4327 4659 -332 3751  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 800 AM  
LOWEST 46 100 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 69 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 2010  
 
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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