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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1229 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 26 547 PM 64 1968 37 -11 13
MINIMUM 14 1159 PM -11 1932 21 -7 6
1961
2000
AVERAGE 20 29 -9 10
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.2 6.3 1972 0.2 0.0 0.3
MONTH TO DATE 3.3 2.8 0.5 1.9
SINCE DEC 1 3.3 2.8 0.5 1.9
SINCE JUL 1 14.3 6.0 8.3 1.9
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 45 36 9 55
MONTH TO DATE 513 413 100 450
SINCE DEC 1 513 413 100 450
SINCE JUL 1 1495 1660 -165 1314
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 1200 AM
LOWEST 67 1100 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 1917
1961
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 13 2025......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST
DECEMBER 14 2025......SUNRISE 734 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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