083  
CDUS43 KDMX 040636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST MON DEC 04 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 41 159 PM 69 2012 40 1 28  
MINIMUM 29 749 AM -8 1919 23 6 10  
AVERAGE 35 32 3 19  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.38 2011 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.18 -0.18 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.18 -0.18 T  
SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.15 -11.76 28.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 7.7 1990 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.6 -0.6 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.6 -0.6 T  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 3.8 -1.2 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 30 33 -3 46  
MONTH TO DATE 89 98 -9 108  
SINCE DEC 1 89 98 -9 108  
SINCE JUL 1 1071 1345 -274 1306  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 900 AM  
LOWEST 65 100 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 69 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -6 1886  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 4 2023......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 5 2023......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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