008  
CDUS43 KDMX 082334  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
534 PM CST FRI DEC 08 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 59 209 PM 69 1946 38 21 38  
MINIMUM 41 739 AM -14 1917 22 19 23  
AVERAGE 50 30 20 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.68 2009 0.05 -0.05 0.30  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.46 -0.46 0.30  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.46 -0.46 0.30  
SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.43 -12.04 28.90  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 10.6 2009 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.8 -1.8 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 1.8 -1.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 5.0 -2.4 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 35 -20 34  
MONTH TO DATE 212 270 -58 264  
SINCE DEC 1 212 270 -58 264  
SINCE JUL 1 1194 1517 -323 1462  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 400 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 62 1946  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -13 1919  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 8 2023......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
DECEMBER 9 2023......SUNRISE 729 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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