998  
CDUS43 KDMX 042328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST MON DEC 04 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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 37 459 PM 69 2017 40 -3 45  
MINIMUM 33 604 AM -6 1886 23 10 20  
AVERAGE 35 32 3 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.46 1973 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.24 -0.24 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.24 -0.24 T  
SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.21 -11.82 28.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.7 1897 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.9 -0.9 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.9 -0.9 T  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 4.1 -1.5 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 34 -4 32  
MONTH TO DATE 119 132 -13 140  
SINCE DEC 1 119 132 -13 140  
SINCE JUL 1 1101 1379 -278 1338  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 AM  
LOWEST 72 400 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 67 1975  
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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