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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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 46 539 AM 59 2008 33 13 45
MINIMUM 41 459 PM -16 1892 17 24 35
AVERAGE 44 25 19 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.04 1.30 1888 0.05 -0.01 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 1.38 -0.71 0.31
SINCE DEC 1 0.67 1.38 -0.71 0.31
SINCE JAN 1 35.02 36.35 -1.33 35.14
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 17.0 1888 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 7.0 6.5 0.5 2.3
SINCE DEC 1 7.0 6.5 0.5 2.3
SINCE JUL 1 18.0 9.7 8.3 2.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 21 40 -19 25
MONTH TO DATE 978 953 25 918
SINCE DEC 1 978 953 25 918
SINCE JUL 1 1960 2200 -240 1782
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 92 1000 AM
AVERAGE 96
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 64 1946
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -20 1886
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 26 2025......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST
DECEMBER 27 2025......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 452 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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