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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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