650  
CDUS43 KDMX 270630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1230 AM CST THU FEB 27 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 55 356 PM 78 2024 40 15 78  
MINIMUM 38 1124 PM -14 1897 22 16 38  
1963  
AVERAGE 47 31 16 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 18 34 -16 7  
MONTH TO DATE 1117 1002 115 625  
SINCE DEC 1 3500 3480 20 2791  
SINCE JUL 1 4364 4727 -363 3773  
 
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 NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 800 PM  
LOWEST 51 400 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 71 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -11 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 27 2025......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 28 2025......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 604 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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