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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1239 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 47 116 AM 69 1984 32 15 48
MINIMUM 7 1055 PM -21 1924 16 -9 35
AVERAGE 27 24 3 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.9 5.4 2015 0.3 0.6 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 7.9 7.1 0.8 2.3
SINCE DEC 1 7.9 7.1 0.8 2.3
SINCE JUL 1 18.9 10.3 8.6 2.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 38 41 -3 23
MONTH TO DATE 1037 1034 3 961
SINCE DEC 1 1037 1034 3 961
SINCE JUL 1 2019 2281 -262 1825
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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAIL
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 66 1000 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -17 1880
1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 454 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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