032  
CDUS43 KDMX 052330  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CST TUE DEC 05 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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 39 251 AM 67 1975 40 -1 45  
MINIMUM 30 658 AM -6 1886 23 7 27  
AVERAGE 35 31 4 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.04 1982 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.29 -0.29 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.29 -0.29 T  
SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.26 -11.87 28.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 5.5 1977 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.1 -1.1 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 1.1 -1.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 4.3 -1.7 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 34 -4 29  
MONTH TO DATE 148 166 -18 169  
SINCE DEC 1 148 166 -18 169  
SINCE JUL 1 1130 1413 -283 1367  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 900 AM  
LOWEST 70 200 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 69 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 1882  
 
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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