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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 50 1208 AM 64 1976 35 15 31
MINIMUM 14 1159 PM -16 1983 19 -5 22
1985
AVERAGE 32 27 5 27
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY T 6.2 2000 0.3 -0.3 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
YESTERDAY 33 38 -5 38
MONTH TO DATE 759 638 121 660
SINCE DEC 1 759 638 121 660
SINCE JUL 1 1741 1885 -144 1524
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 500 AM
LOWEST 56 600 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 58 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -18 1884
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST
DECEMBER 20 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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