687  
CDUS43 KDMX 050637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST TUE DEC 05 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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 39 1057 PM 69 2017 40 -1 45  
MINIMUM 33 604 AM -6 1886 23 10 20  
AVERAGE 36 32 4 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 29 34 -5 32  
MONTH TO DATE 118 132 -14 140  
SINCE DEC 1 118 132 -14 140  
SINCE JUL 1 1100 1379 -279 1338  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 1000 PM  
LOWEST 72 400 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 67 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -6 1886  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 5 2023......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 6 2023......SUNRISE 726 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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