820  
CDUS43 KDMX 112331  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CST MON DEC 11 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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 43 308 PM 64 1965 37 6 30  
MINIMUM 20 742 AM -8 1917 21 -1 22  
AVERAGE 32 29 3 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.04 1899 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.63 -0.63 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.63 -0.63 0.35  
SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.60 -12.21 28.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.5 2000 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.6 -2.6 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 2.6 -2.6 T  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 5.8 -3.2 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 36 -3 39  
MONTH TO DATE 309 377 -68 366  
SINCE DEC 1 309 377 -68 366  
SINCE JUL 1 1291 1624 -333 1564  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 700 AM  
LOWEST 51 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 1932  
1961  
2000  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 11 2023......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 12 2023......SUNRISE 732 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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