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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1238 AM CST MON FEB 17 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         15   1215 AM  66    1981  36    -21       29       
  MINIMUM          1   1159 PM -19    1958  18    -17       10       
  AVERAGE          8                        27    -19       20     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             0.66 1932   0.05  -0.05     0.23     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.71  -0.34     0.42     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.24                      3.37  -1.13     3.87     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.58                      1.79  -1.21     2.33     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        T             5.6  2023   0.4   -0.4      4.2      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.4                       6.3    0.1      4.2      
  SINCE DEC 1     11.1                      23.6  -12.5     31.6      
  SINCE JUL 1     11.1                      26.8  -15.7     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       57                        38     19       45        
  MONTH TO DATE  681                       644     37      411        
  SINCE DEC 1   3064                      3122    -58     2577        
  SINCE JUL 1   3928                      4369   -441     3559        

 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     60           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    72                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        75      2017                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -20      1958                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 17 2025......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 18 2025......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   552 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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