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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
546 PM CST FRI DEC 05 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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 35 433 PM 67 1975 40 -5 21
MINIMUM 17 1238 AM -6 1886 23 -6 7
AVERAGE 26 31 -5 14
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.04 1982 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.29 -0.27 0.03
SINCE DEC 1 0.02 0.29 -0.27 0.03
SINCE JAN 1 34.37 35.26 -0.89 34.86
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.5 1977 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 1.1 -0.8 1.2
SINCE DEC 1 0.3 1.1 -0.8 1.2
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 4.3 7.0 1.2
SNOW DEPTH 5
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 39 34 5 51
MONTH TO DATE 229 166 63 222
SINCE DEC 1 229 166 63 222
SINCE JUL 1 1211 1413 -202 1086
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 500 PM
LOWEST 65 300 AM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 69 1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 1882
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 5 2025......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST
DECEMBER 6 2025......SUNRISE 727 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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