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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1238 AM CST THU JAN 01 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 47 405 PM 61 1891 32 15 34
1965
MINIMUM 25 1159 PM -15 1968 16 9 29
2017
AVERAGE 36 24 12 32
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 29 41 -12 33
MONTH TO DATE 1159 1157 2 1050
SINCE DEC 1 1159 1157 2 1050
SINCE JUL 1 2141 2404 -263 1914
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 61 1897
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 2018
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 1 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 456 PM CST
JANUARY 2 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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