754  
CDUS43 KDMX 060634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST SAT DEC 06 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 2025
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 36 940 PM 67 1975 40 -4 21  
MINIMUM 17 1238 AM -6 1886 23 -6 7  
AVERAGE 27 31 -4 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 38 34 4 51  
MONTH TO DATE 228 166 62 222  
SINCE DEC 1 228 166 62 222  
SINCE JUL 1 1210 1413 -203 1086  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 900 PM  
LOWEST 65 300 AM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 69 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 1882  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 6 2025......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 7 2025......SUNRISE 728 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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