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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CST SAT FEB 22 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         35    459 PM  73    2017  38     -3       66       
  MINIMUM         11    725 AM -10    1889  21    -10       40       
  AVERAGE         23                        29     -6       53     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.20 1971   0.05  -0.05     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.00  -0.62     0.42     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.25                      3.66  -1.41     3.87     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.59                      2.08  -1.49     2.33     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           7.8  1994   0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                       8.4   -1.8      4.2      
  SINCE DEC 1     11.3                      25.7  -14.4     31.6      
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                      28.9  -17.6     34.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           42                        36      6       12        
  MONTH TO DATE 1038                       864    174      556        
  SINCE DEC 1   3421                      3342     79     2722        
  SINCE JUL 1   4285                      4589   -304     3704        

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    63                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1930                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -13      1889                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST     
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   558 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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