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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
543 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 26 459 PM 64 1968 37 -11 13
MINIMUM 22 605 AM -11 1932 21 1 6
1961
2000
AVERAGE 24 29 -5 10
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.15 2015 0.05 -0.05 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 0.68 -0.45 0.07
SINCE DEC 1 0.23 0.68 -0.45 0.07
SINCE JAN 1 34.58 35.65 -1.07 34.90
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 6.3 1972 0.2 MM 0.3
MONTH TO DATE 3.1 2.8 0.3 1.9
SINCE DEC 1 3.1 2.8 0.3 1.9
SINCE JUL 1 14.1 6.0 8.1 1.9
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 41 36 5 55
MONTH TO DATE 509 413 96 450
SINCE DEC 1 509 413 96 450
SINCE JUL 1 1491 1660 -169 1314
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 1200 AM
LOWEST 77 400 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 1917
1961
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 12 2025......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST
DECEMBER 13 2025......SUNRISE 733 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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