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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CST MON DEC 18 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 34 1252 AM 64 1976 35 -1 22
MINIMUM 24 719 AM -16 1983 19 5 5
1985
AVERAGE 29 27 2 14
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.86 1968 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.99 -0.83 1.70
SINCE DEC 1 0.16 0.99 -0.83 1.70
SINCE JAN 1 23.55 35.96 -12.41 30.30
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 6.2 2000 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 4.4 -4.4 1.8
SINCE DEC 1 T 4.4 -4.4 1.8
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 7.6 -5.0 5.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 36 38 -2 51
MONTH TO DATE 503 638 -135 637
SINCE DEC 1 503 638 -135 637
SINCE JUL 1 1485 1885 -400 1835
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 1200 AM
LOWEST 41 200 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 58 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -18 1884
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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