396  
CDUS43 KDMX 162326  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CST SAT DEC 16 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 44 125 AM 62 1939 36 8 24  
MINIMUM 39 459 PM -15 1932 19 20 18  
AVERAGE 42 27 15 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.14 0.63 1921 0.05 0.09 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.89 -0.73 1.70  
SINCE DEC 1 0.16 0.89 -0.73 1.70  
SINCE JAN 1 23.55 35.86 -12.31 30.30  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.3 1904 0.3 -0.3 0.5  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.9 -3.9 1.8  
SINCE DEC 1 T 3.9 -3.9 1.8  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 7.1 -4.5 5.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 38 -15 44  
MONTH TO DATE 439 562 -123 536  
SINCE DEC 1 439 562 -123 536  
SINCE JUL 1 1421 1809 -388 1734  
 
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 NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 800 AM  
LOWEST 89 200 AM  
AVERAGE 95  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 64 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -9 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST  
DECEMBER 17 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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