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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 47 311 PM 62 1939 36 11 49
MINIMUM 22 432 AM -15 1932 19 3 30
AVERAGE 35 27 8 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.63 1921 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.89 -0.41 0.26
SINCE DEC 1 0.48 0.89 -0.41 0.26
SINCE JAN 1 34.83 35.86 -1.03 35.09
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.3 1904 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 7.0 3.9 3.1 1.9
SINCE DEC 1 7.0 3.9 3.1 1.9
SINCE JUL 1 18.0 7.1 10.9 1.9
SNOW DEPTH 3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 30 38 -8 25
MONTH TO DATE 702 562 140 589
SINCE DEC 1 702 562 140 589
SINCE JUL 1 1684 1809 -125 1453
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 NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 200 AM
LOWEST 56 300 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 64 1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -9 1964
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 447 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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