603  
CDUS43 KDMX 010630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1230 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 1219 PM 69 1932 41 19 33  
MINIMUM 30 1159 PM -16 1962 23 7 9  
AVERAGE 45 32 13 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 20 33 -13 44  
MONTH TO DATE 1156 1068 88 693  
SINCE DEC 1 3539 3546 -7 2859  
SINCE JUL 1 4403 4793 -390 3841  
 
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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 77 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -22 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 1 2025.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 606 PM CST  
MARCH 2 2025.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 607 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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