164  
CDUS43 KDMX 232328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST SAT DEC 23 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 51 328 PM 60 1889 34 17 0  
MINIMUM 40 937 AM -22 1989 17 23 -9  
AVERAGE 46 26 20 -4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.24 1941 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 1.24 -1.02 1.91  
SINCE DEC 1 0.22 1.24 -1.02 1.91  
SINCE JAN 1 23.61 36.21 -12.60 30.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.8 1884 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 5.8 -5.8 5.1  
SINCE DEC 1 T 5.8 -5.8 5.1  
SINCE JUL 1 2.6 9.0 -6.4 8.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 19 40 -21 69  
MONTH TO DATE 622 833 -211 924  
SINCE DEC 1 622 833 -211 924  
SINCE JUL 1 1604 2080 -476 2122  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 77 300 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 69 1889  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -19 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 23 2023......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST  
DECEMBER 24 2023......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 449 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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