771  
CDUS43 KDMX 280632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST FRI FEB 28 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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 55 406 PM 71 2016 41 14 64  
MINIMUM 36 538 AM -11 1962 23 13 17  
AVERAGE 46 32 14 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.76 1948 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 1.28 -0.90 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 3.94 -1.69 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 2.36 -1.77 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.1 1886 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 9.9 -3.3 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 27.2 -15.9 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 30.4 -19.1 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 33 -14 24  
MONTH TO DATE 1136 1035 101 649  
SINCE DEC 1 3519 3513 6 2815  
SINCE JUL 1 4383 4760 -377 3797  
 
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 (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 400 AM  
LOWEST 32 400 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 69 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -16 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 28 2025......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 604 PM CST  
MARCH 1 2025.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 606 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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