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CDUS43 KDMX 262327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST WED FEB 26 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 55 356 PM 78 2024 40 15 78  
MINIMUM 40 317 AM -14 1897 22 18 38  
1963  
AVERAGE 48 31 17 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.90 1912 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 1.23 -0.85 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 3.89 -1.64 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 2.31 -1.72 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 12.2 1912 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 9.6 -3.0 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 26.9 -15.6 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 30.1 -18.8 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 34 -17 7  
MONTH TO DATE 1116 1002 114 625  
SINCE DEC 1 3499 3480 19 2791  
SINCE JUL 1 4363 4727 -364 3773  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 300 AM  
LOWEST 51 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 71 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -11 1962  
 
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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