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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CST THU DEC 11 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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 23 232 PM 64 1965 37 -14 32
MINIMUM 17 606 AM -8 1917 21 -4 12
AVERAGE 20 29 -9 22
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.08 1.04 1899 0.05 0.03 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.63 -0.41 0.04
SINCE DEC 1 0.22 0.63 -0.41 0.04
SINCE JAN 1 34.57 35.60 -1.03 34.87
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 7.5 2000 0.3 MM T
MONTH TO DATE 1.9 2.6 -0.7 1.6
SINCE DEC 1 1.9 2.6 -0.7 1.6
SINCE JUL 1 12.9 5.8 7.1 1.6
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 45 36 9 43
MONTH TO DATE 468 377 91 395
SINCE DEC 1 468 377 91 395
SINCE JUL 1 1450 1624 -174 1259
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 E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 400 PM
LOWEST 65 1100 AM
AVERAGE 79
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1968
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 1932
1961
2000
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 11 2025......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST
DECEMBER 12 2025......SUNRISE 732 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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