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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 46 400 PM 64 1939 35 11 39
MINIMUM 32 857 AM -9 1964 19 13 25
AVERAGE 39 27 12 32
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.44 1895 0.05 -0.05 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.94 -0.46 0.29
SINCE DEC 1 0.48 0.94 -0.46 0.29
SINCE JAN 1 34.83 35.91 -1.08 35.12
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 2.8 1951 0.2 -0.2 0.4
MONTH TO DATE 7.0 4.1 2.9 2.3
SINCE DEC 1 7.0 4.1 2.9 2.3
SINCE JUL 1 18.0 7.3 10.7 2.3
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 26 38 -12 33
MONTH TO DATE 728 600 128 622
SINCE DEC 1 728 600 128 622
SINCE JUL 1 1710 1847 -137 1486
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 900 AM
LOWEST 58 300 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 64 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -16 1983
1985
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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