333  
CDUS43 KDMX 312328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 47 405 PM 61 1891 32 15 34  
1965  
MINIMUM 33 104 AM -15 1968 16 17 29  
2017  
AVERAGE 40 24 16 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.37 1931 0.04 -0.04 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.58 -0.75 1.66  
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.58 -0.75 1.66  
SINCE JAN 1 35.18 36.55 -1.37 36.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.7 1977 0.3 -0.3 0.2  
MONTH TO DATE 8.1 7.9 0.2 3.2  
SINCE DEC 1 8.1 7.9 0.2 3.2  
SINCE JUL 1 19.1 11.1 8.0 3.2  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 41 -16 33  
MONTH TO DATE 1155 1157 -2 1050  
SINCE DEC 1 1155 1157 -2 1050  
SINCE JUL 1 2137 2404 -267 1914  
 
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 W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 100 AM  
LOWEST 63 400 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 61 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 31 2025......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST  
JANUARY 1 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 456 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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