501  
CDUS43 KDMX 072327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST THU DEC 07 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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 61 328 PM 65 1894 39 22 49  
MINIMUM 34 730 AM -17 1882 22 12 21  
AVERAGE 48 30 18 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.96 1892 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.41 -0.41 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.41 -0.41 T  
SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.38 -11.99 28.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.0 1892 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 1.6 -1.6 T  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 4.8 -2.2 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 35 -18 30  
MONTH TO DATE 197 235 -38 230  
SINCE DEC 1 197 235 -38 230  
SINCE JUL 1 1179 1482 -303 1428  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 600 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 69 1946  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -14 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 7 2023......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 8 2023......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 444 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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