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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1234 AM CST SAT DEC 06 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         36    940 PM  67    1975  40     -4       21
  MINIMUM         17   1238 AM  -6    1886  23     -6        7
  AVERAGE         27                        31     -4       14

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1982   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.29  -0.27     0.03
  SINCE DEC 1      0.02                      0.29  -0.27     0.03
  SINCE JAN 1     34.37                     35.26  -0.89    34.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1977   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.1   -0.8      1.2
  SINCE DEC 1      0.3                       1.1   -0.8      1.2
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                       4.3    7.0      1.2
  SNOW DEPTH       5

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       38                        34      4       51
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       166     62      222
  SINCE DEC 1    228                       166     62      222
  SINCE JUL 1   1210                      1413   -203     1086

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           900 PM
 LOWEST     65           300 AM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        69      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      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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