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CDUS43 KDMX 062329  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CST WED DEC 06 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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 52 305 PM 69 1939 39 13 42  
MINIMUM 21 508 AM -8 1882 22 -1 25  
AVERAGE 37 31 6 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.43 1994 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.35 -0.35 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.35 -0.35 T  
SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.32 -11.93 28.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.5 1994 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.3 -1.3 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 1.3 -1.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 4.5 -1.9 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 28 34 -6 31  
MONTH TO DATE 180 200 -20 200  
SINCE DEC 1 180 200 -20 200  
SINCE JUL 1 1162 1447 -285 1398  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 200 AM  
LOWEST 39 300 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1894  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -17 1882  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 6 2023......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 7 2023......SUNRISE 727 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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