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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1234 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 38 358 PM 74 2021 36 2 38
MINIMUM 14 1250 AM -18 1901 20 -6 32
AVERAGE 26 28 -2 35
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.75 1940 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.84 -0.36 0.26
SINCE DEC 1 0.48 0.84 -0.36 0.26
SINCE JAN 1 34.83 35.81 -0.98 35.09
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.2 1987 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 7.0 3.6 3.4 1.9
SINCE DEC 1 7.0 3.6 3.4 1.9
SINCE JUL 1 18.0 6.8 11.2 1.9
SNOW DEPTH 4
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 39 37 2 30
MONTH TO DATE 672 524 148 564
SINCE DEC 1 672 524 148 564
SINCE JUL 1 1654 1771 -117 1428
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 SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 1100 PM
LOWEST 54 500 AM
AVERAGE 69
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -15 1932
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 736 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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