519  
CDUS43 KDMX 042330  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CST THU DEC 04 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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 18 414 PM 69 2017 40 -22 46  
MINIMUM -3 826 AM -6 1886 23 -26 12  
AVERAGE 8 32 -24 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.46 1973 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.24 -0.22 0.03  
SINCE DEC 1 0.02 0.24 -0.22 0.03  
SINCE JAN 1 34.37 35.21 -0.84 34.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.7 1897 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 0.9 -0.6 1.2  
SINCE DEC 1 0.3 0.9 -0.6 1.2  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 4.1 7.2 1.2  
SNOW DEPTH 5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 57 34 23 36  
MONTH TO DATE 190 132 58 171  
SINCE DEC 1 190 132 58 171  
SINCE JUL 1 1172 1379 -207 1035  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 700 AM  
LOWEST 47 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 67 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -6 1886  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 4 2025......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 5 2025......SUNRISE 726 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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