015  
CDUS43 KDMX 300649  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1249 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 44 335 PM 60 2022 32 12 60  
MINIMUM 29 1159 PM -17 1880 16 13 33  
1917  
AVERAGE 37 24 13 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.98 2020 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 1.50 0.04 1.99  
SINCE DEC 1 1.54 1.50 0.04 1.99  
SINCE JAN 1 24.93 36.47 -11.54 30.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.6 2020 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 7.3 -7.1 6.5  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 7.3 -7.1 6.5  
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 10.5 -7.7 10.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 41 -13 18  
MONTH TO DATE 782 1075 -293 1187  
SINCE DEC 1 782 1075 -293 1187  
SINCE JUL 1 1764 2322 -558 2385  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 1200 AM  
LOWEST 53 400 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 63 1965  
2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -15 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 30 2023......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST  
DECEMBER 31 2023......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 454 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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