697
CDUS43 KDMX 202337
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
537 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
...............................
..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 43 1258 PM 61 1941 34 9 27
MINIMUM 35 457 PM -13 1901 18 17 18
AVERAGE 39 26 13 23
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.93 1882 0.05 -0.05 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 1.09 -0.49 0.29
SINCE DEC 1 0.60 1.09 -0.49 0.29
SINCE JAN 1 34.95 36.06 -1.11 35.12
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 6.8 2012 0.3 -0.3 T
MONTH TO DATE 7.0 5.0 2.0 2.3
SINCE DEC 1 7.0 5.0 2.0 2.3
SINCE JUL 1 18.0 8.2 9.8 2.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 26 39 -13 42
MONTH TO DATE 826 715 111 730
SINCE DEC 1 826 715 111 730
SINCE JUL 1 1808 1962 -154 1594
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
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 800 AM
LOWEST 38 100 PM
AVERAGE 50
......................................................
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 63 1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -18 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST
DECEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page