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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1252 AM CST MON DEC 18 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2023
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 42 121 PM 64 1939 35 7 20
MINIMUM 33 1153 PM -9 1964 19 14 10
AVERAGE 38 27 11 15
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.44 1895 0.05 -0.05 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.94 -0.78 1.70
SINCE DEC 1 0.16 0.94 -0.78 1.70
SINCE JAN 1 23.55 35.91 -12.36 30.30
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.8 1951 0.2 -0.2 T
MONTH TO DATE T 4.1 -4.1 1.8
SINCE DEC 1 T 4.1 -4.1 1.8
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 7.3 -4.7 5.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 27 38 -11 50
MONTH TO DATE 467 600 -133 586
SINCE DEC 1 467 600 -133 586
SINCE JUL 1 1449 1847 -398 1784
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 1200 AM
LOWEST 73 100 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 64 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -16 1983
1985
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST
DECEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 447 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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