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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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 47 432 PM 69 1889 33 14 35
MINIMUM 31 449 AM -19 1983 17 14 31
AVERAGE 39 25 14 33
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.96 1895 0.04 -0.04 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 1.28 -0.68 0.29
SINCE DEC 1 0.60 1.28 -0.68 0.29
SINCE JAN 1 34.95 36.25 -1.30 35.12
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 7.0 1909 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 7.0 6.0 1.0 2.3
SINCE DEC 1 7.0 6.0 1.0 2.3
SINCE JUL 1 18.0 9.2 8.8 2.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 26 40 -14 32
MONTH TO DATE 933 873 60 862
SINCE DEC 1 933 873 60 862
SINCE JUL 1 1915 2120 -205 1726
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 1200 AM
LOWEST 76 1200 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 60 2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -16 1879
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 24 2025......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST
DECEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 450 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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