DES MOINES, Iowa —

Following another snowy Saturday, Des Moines now has 18.0 inches of snowfall so far this season.

That's more than the 14.3 inches that fell all of the 2024-2025 season.

By contrast, average annual snowfall in the metro area is 36.5 inches.

Snowy start around Iowa

The last few weeks have brought even more snow to other parts of the state.

Snowfall through Dec. 13

Fort Dodge — 33 inches

Ames — 20 inches

Waterloo — 19 inches

Des Moines — 18 inches

Marshalltown — 18 inches

Ottumwa — 15 inches

Carroll — 11 inches

Creston — 9 inches

The last time Des Moines added up this much snow this early was in 2009.

Last 10 years of snowfall in Des Moines

2024-2025 — 14.3 inches

2023-2024 — 35.0 inches

2022-2023 — 33.1 inches

2021-2022 — 36.0 inches

2020-2021 — 56.6 i

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