631  
CDUS43 KDMX 032333  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CST WED DEC 03 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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 34 847 AM 69 2012 40 -6 33  
MINIMUM 15 459 PM -8 1919 23 -8 9  
AVERAGE 25 32 -7 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.38 2011 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.18 -0.16 0.03  
SINCE DEC 1 0.02 0.18 -0.16 0.03  
SINCE JAN 1 34.37 35.15 -0.78 34.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 7.7 1990 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 0.6 -0.3 1.2  
SINCE DEC 1 0.3 0.6 -0.3 1.2  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 3.8 7.5 1.2  
SNOW DEPTH 5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 40 33 7 44  
MONTH TO DATE 128 98 30 135  
SINCE DEC 1 128 98 30 135  
SINCE JUL 1 1110 1345 -235 999  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1272 1071 201 1318    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 900 AM  
LOWEST 65 200 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 69 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -6 1886  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 3 2025......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 4 2025......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 445 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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