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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CST SAT DEC 06 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         35   1253 AM  69    1939  39     -4       41
  MINIMUM         25    828 AM  -8    1882  22      3       20
  AVERAGE         30                        31     -1       31

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.02          1.43 1994   0.06  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.35  -0.31     0.03
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.35  -0.31     0.03
  SINCE JAN 1     34.39                     35.32  -0.93    34.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             7.5  1994   0.2   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.3   -1.0      1.2
  SINCE DEC 1      0.3                       1.3   -1.0      1.2
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                       4.5    6.8      1.2
  SNOW DEPTH       4

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           35                        34      1       34
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       200     63      256
  SINCE DEC 1    263                       200     63      256
  SINCE JUL 1   1245                      1447   -202     1120

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           400 PM
 LOWEST     74          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1894
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -17      1882


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  6 2025......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER  7 2025......SUNRISE   728 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.




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