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CDUS43 KDMX 282341
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
541 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 47 116 AM 69 1984 32 15 48
MINIMUM 16 459 PM -21 1924 16 0 35
AVERAGE 32 24 8 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.18 0.84 2019 0.04 0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.46 -0.64 0.90
SINCE DEC 1 0.82 1.46 -0.64 0.90
SINCE JAN 1 35.17 36.43 -1.26 35.73
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 5.4 2015 0.3 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 7.0 7.1 -0.1 2.3
SINCE DEC 1 7.0 7.1 -0.1 2.3
SINCE JUL 1 18.0 10.3 7.7 2.3
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 33 41 -8 23
MONTH TO DATE 1032 1034 -2 961
SINCE DEC 1 1032 1034 -2 961
SINCE JUL 1 2014 2281 -267 1825
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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAIL
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 78 200 PM
AVERAGE 89
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -17 1880
1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 28 2025......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST
DECEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 453 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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