448  
CDUS43 KDMX 022339  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
539 PM CST SAT DEC 02 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 38 419 PM 67 1973 41 -3 55  
MINIMUM 34 1032 AM -8 1886 24 10 20  
AVERAGE 36 32 4 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.64 1893 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.12 -0.12 T  
SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.09 -11.70 28.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.0 1893 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 3.6 -1.0 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 33 -4 27  
MONTH TO DATE 59 65 -6 62  
SINCE DEC 1 59 65 -6 62  
SINCE JUL 1 1041 1312 -271 1260  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1287 1071 216 1330    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 100 PM  
LOWEST 66 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 69 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -8 1919  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 2 2023......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 3 2023......SUNRISE 723 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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