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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CST WED DEC 03 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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         34    847 AM  69    2012  40     -6       33
  MINIMUM         15    459 PM  -8    1919  23     -8        9
  AVERAGE         25                        32     -7       21

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.38 2011   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.18  -0.16     0.03
  SINCE DEC 1      0.02                      0.18  -0.16     0.03
  SINCE JAN 1     34.37                     35.15  -0.78    34.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            T             7.7  1990   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.6   -0.3      1.2
  SINCE DEC 1      0.3                       0.6   -0.3      1.2
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                       3.8    7.5      1.2
  SNOW DEPTH       5

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           40                        33      7       44
  MONTH TO DATE  128                        98     30      135
  SINCE DEC 1    128                        98     30      135
  SINCE JUL 1   1110                      1345   -235      999

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           900 AM
 LOWEST     65           200 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        69      2017
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -6      1886


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  3 2025......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER  4 2025......SUNRISE   725 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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