DES MOINES, Iowa —[KCCI/KJAN] – Eight weeks into meteorological winter, Iowa continues to fall further behind on snowfall. In Des Moines, only 4.7 inches has accumulated since the first measurable snow arrived December 2. That puts the metro area nearly 14 inches behind normal at this point in the season. Snowfall in parts of northern Iowa is nearly 20 inches below average. The Iowa Drought Monitor released this past Thursday, shows a large part of southwest, northwest, northeast and east-central Iowa are in a D-1 (Moderate Drought), while other parts of southwest, central, northeast and southeast Iowa are Abormally Dry. Only south-central Iowa was listed as drought-free, due to a mid-December ice storm.

Here’s a look at snow accumulation so far this season around the state:

2024-2025 snowfall (through January 25)

• Algona — 2.7 inches
• Ames — 5.3 inches
• Audubon — 4.6 inches
• Atlantic — 1.9 inches
• Boone — 6.8 inches
• Carroll — 4.6 inches
• Chariton — 1.6 inches
• Corning — 0.8 inches
• Creston — 1.1 inches
• Fort Dodge — 5.8 inches
• Grinnell — 4.0 inches
• Guthrie Center — 5.8 inches
• Hampton — 2.6 inches
• Iowa Falls — 1.9 inches
• Jefferson — 2.1 inches
• Lamoni — 1.1 inches
• Marshalltown — 5.3 inches
• Osceola — 1.4 inches
• Ottumwa — 3.4 inches
• Perry — 6.6 inches
• Pocahontas — 3.4 inches
• Sac City — 4.1 inches
• Sigourney — 3.4 inches
• Sioux City — 6.3 inches
• Webster City — 4.6 inches
• Winterset — 3.1 inches