355  
CDUS43 KDMX 082336  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
536 PM CST MON DEC 08 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 25 459 PM 69 1946 38 -13 60  
MINIMUM 7 231 AM -14 1917 22 -15 36  
AVERAGE 16 30 -14 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.68 2009 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.46 -0.32 0.03  
SINCE DEC 1 0.14 0.46 -0.32 0.03  
SINCE JAN 1 34.49 35.43 -0.94 34.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 10.6 2009 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.9 1.8 0.1 1.2  
SINCE DEC 1 1.9 1.8 0.1 1.2  
SINCE JUL 1 12.9 5.0 7.9 1.2  
SNOW DEPTH 5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 49 35 14 17  
MONTH TO DATE 362 270 92 293  
SINCE DEC 1 362 270 92 293  
SINCE JUL 1 1344 1517 -173 1157  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 400 PM  
LOWEST 60 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 62 1946  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -13 1919  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 8 2025......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
DECEMBER 9 2025......SUNRISE 730 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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