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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 50 1208 AM 64 1976 35 15 31
MINIMUM 18 459 PM -16 1983 19 -1 22
1985
AVERAGE 34 27 7 27
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.12 0.86 1968 0.05 0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 0.99 -0.39 0.29
SINCE DEC 1 0.60 0.99 -0.39 0.29
SINCE JAN 1 34.95 35.96 -1.01 35.12
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 6.2 2000 0.3 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 7.0 4.4 2.6 2.3
SINCE DEC 1 7.0 4.4 2.6 2.3
SINCE JUL 1 18.0 7.6 10.4 2.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 31 38 -7 38
MONTH TO DATE 757 638 119 660
SINCE DEC 1 757 638 119 660
SINCE JUL 1 1739 1885 -146 1524
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 500 AM
LOWEST 58 100 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 58 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -18 1884
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 737 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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