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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1227 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 43 1258 PM 61 1941 34 9 27
MINIMUM 25 933 PM -13 1901 18 7 18
AVERAGE 34 26 8 23
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 31 39 -8 42
MONTH TO DATE 831 715 116 730
SINCE DEC 1 831 715 116 730
SINCE JUL 1 1813 1962 -149 1594
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 1000 PM
LOWEST 38 100 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 63 1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -18 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST
DECEMBER 22 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.
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