CDUS43 KDMX 122343 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 543 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2025 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 26 459 PM 64 1968 37 -11 13 MINIMUM 22 605 AM -11 1932 21 1 6 1961 2000 AVERAGE 24 29 -5 10 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 1.15 2015 0.05 -0.05 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.23 0.68 -0.45 0.07 SINCE DEC 1 0.23 0.68 -0.45 0.07 SINCE JAN 1 34.58 35.65 -1.07 34.90 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 6.3 1972 0.2 MM 0.3 MONTH TO DATE 3.1 2.8 0.3 1.9 SINCE DEC 1 3.1 2.8 0.3 1.9 SINCE JUL 1 14.1 6.0 8.1 1.9 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 41 36 5 55 MONTH TO DATE 509 413 96 450 SINCE DEC 1 509 413 96 450 SINCE JUL 1 1491 1660 -169 1314 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 1200 AM LOWEST 77 400 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 19171961 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. $$