358  
CDUS43 KDMX 260642  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1242 AM CST WED FEB 26 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 60 257 PM 69 1995 40 20 68  
MINIMUM 31 722 AM -8 2010 22 9 32  
AVERAGE 46 31 15 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.07 1951 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 1.17 -0.79 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 3.83 -1.58 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 2.25 -1.66 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1929 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 9.3 -2.7 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 26.6 -15.3 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 29.8 -18.5 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 34 -15 15  
MONTH TO DATE 1099 968 131 618  
SINCE DEC 1 3482 3446 36 2784  
SINCE JUL 1 4346 4693 -347 3766  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 800 AM  
LOWEST 37 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 78 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -14 1897  
1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2025......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2025......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 603 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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