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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1241 AM CST MON DEC 15 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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 14 1159 PM 60 1975 36 -22 33
2021
MINIMUM -8 832 AM -17 1901 20 -28 24
AVERAGE 3 28 -25 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.84 2015 0.05 -0.05 0.19
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.78 -0.30 0.26
SINCE DEC 1 0.48 0.78 -0.30 0.26
SINCE JAN 1 34.83 35.75 -0.92 35.09
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.1 1951 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 7.0 3.3 3.7 1.9
SINCE DEC 1 7.0 3.3 3.7 1.9
SINCE JUL 1 18.0 6.5 11.5 1.9
SNOW DEPTH 4
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 62 37 25 36
MONTH TO DATE 633 487 146 534
SINCE DEC 1 633 487 146 534
SINCE JUL 1 1615 1734 -119 1398
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 800 AM
LOWEST 52 200 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 74 2021
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -18 1901
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 15 2025......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST
DECEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 446 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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