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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
542 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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 14 1225 AM 64 1921 37 -23 24
MINIMUM 6 459 PM -14 1917 20 -14 9
1961
AVERAGE 10 28 -18 17
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.25 1.79 2015 0.05 0.20 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.73 -0.25 0.07
SINCE DEC 1 0.48 0.73 -0.25 0.07
SINCE JAN 1 34.83 35.70 -0.87 34.90
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 3.9 5.8 1920 0.3 3.6 T
MONTH TO DATE 7.2 3.1 4.1 1.9
SINCE DEC 1 7.2 3.1 4.1 1.9
SINCE JUL 1 18.2 6.3 11.9 1.9
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 55 37 18 48
MONTH TO DATE 568 450 118 498
SINCE DEC 1 568 450 118 498
SINCE JUL 1 1550 1697 -147 1362
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 (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 700 AM
LOWEST 58 1200 AM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 60 1975
2021
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -17 1901
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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