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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1239 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 17 433 PM 60 2022 32 -15 40
MINIMUM 8 133 AM -17 1880 16 -8 36
1917
AVERAGE 13 24 -11 38
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.98 2020 0.04 -0.03 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.50 -0.67 0.90
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.50 -0.67 0.90
SINCE JAN 1 35.18 36.47 -1.29 35.73
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.2 9.6 2020 0.2 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 8.1 7.3 0.8 2.3
SINCE DEC 1 8.1 7.3 0.8 2.3
SINCE JUL 1 19.1 10.5 8.6 2.3
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 52 41 11 27
MONTH TO DATE 1089 1075 14 988
SINCE DEC 1 1089 1075 14 988
SINCE JUL 1 2071 2322 -251 1852
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 500 AM
LOWEST 61 1100 AM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 63 1965
2004
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -15 1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST
DECEMBER 31 2025......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 455 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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