CDUS43 KDMX 120632 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1232 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2025 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 23 232 PM 64 1965 37 -14 32 MINIMUM 17 606 AM -8 1917 21 -4 12 AVERAGE 20 29 -9 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.09 1.04 1899 0.05 0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.23 0.63 -0.40 0.04 SINCE DEC 1 0.23 0.63 -0.40 0.04 SINCE JAN 1 34.58 35.60 -1.02 34.87 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.2 7.5 2000 0.3 0.9 T MONTH TO DATE 3.1 2.6 0.5 1.6 SINCE DEC 1 3.1 2.6 0.5 1.6 SINCE JUL 1 14.1 5.8 8.3 1.6 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 45 36 9 43 MONTH TO DATE 468 377 91 395 SINCE DEC 1 468 377 91 395 SINCE JUL 1 1450 1624 -174 1259 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 PM LOWEST 65 1100 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 1932 1961 2000 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2025......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 13 2025......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$