716  
CDUS43 KDMX 132351  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
551 PM CST WED DEC 13 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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 48 348 PM 64 1921 37 11 41  
MINIMUM 28 734 AM -14 1917 20 8 34  
1961  
AVERAGE 38 28 10 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.79 2015 0.05 -0.05 1.27  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.73 -0.73 1.62  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.73 -0.73 1.62  
SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.70 -12.31 30.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 5.8 1920 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.1 -3.1 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 3.1 -3.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 6.3 -3.7 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 37 -10 27  
MONTH TO DATE 371 450 -79 427  
SINCE DEC 1 371 450 -79 427  
SINCE JUL 1 1353 1697 -344 1625  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 400 AM  
LOWEST 25 100 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 60 1975  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -17 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 13 2023......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 14 2023......SUNRISE 733 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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