495  
CDUS43 KDMX 282329  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CST FRI FEB 28 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 60 1219 PM 69 1932 41 19 33  
MINIMUM 40 505 AM -16 1962 23 17 9  
AVERAGE 50 32 18 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.29 1987 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 1.34 -0.96 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 2.25 4.00 -1.75 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 2.42 -1.83 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 14.2 1939 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 10.2 -3.6 4.2  
SINCE DEC 1 11.3 27.5 -16.2 31.6  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 30.7 -19.4 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 33 -18 44  
MONTH TO DATE 1151 1068 83 693  
SINCE DEC 1 3534 3546 -12 2859  
SINCE JUL 1 4398 4793 -395 3841  
 
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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 59 500 AM  
LOWEST 32 200 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 77 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -22 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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