608  
CDUS43 KDMX 152326  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CST FRI DEC 15 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 50 337 PM 74 2021 36 14 33  
MINIMUM 37 539 AM -18 1901 20 17 23  
AVERAGE 44 28 16 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.75 1940 0.06 -0.05 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.84 -0.83 1.69  
SINCE DEC 1 0.01 0.84 -0.83 1.69  
SINCE JAN 1 23.40 35.81 -12.41 30.29  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.2 1987 0.3 -0.3 1.3  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.6 -3.6 1.3  
SINCE DEC 1 T 3.6 -3.6 1.3  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 6.8 -4.2 4.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 37 -16 37  
MONTH TO DATE 416 524 -108 492  
SINCE DEC 1 416 524 -108 492  
SINCE JUL 1 1398 1771 -373 1690  
 
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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 300 AM  
LOWEST 54 300 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -15 1932  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 15 2023......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 446 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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