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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 31 441 PM 61 1891 32 -1 45
1965
MINIMUM 28 530 AM -15 1968 16 12 27
2017
AVERAGE 30 24 6 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.37 1931 0.04 -0.04 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 1.58 -0.04 1.99
SINCE DEC 1 1.54 1.58 -0.04 1.99
SINCE JAN 1 24.93 36.55 -11.62 30.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 7.7 1977 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 7.9 -7.7 6.5
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 7.9 -7.7 6.5
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 11.1 -8.3 10.0
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 35 41 -6 29
MONTH TO DATE 846 1157 -311 1250
SINCE DEC 1 846 1157 -311 1250
SINCE JUL 1 1828 2404 -576 2448
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LT FREEZING RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 100 AM
LOWEST 72 1000 AM
AVERAGE 79
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 61 1897
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 2018
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 31 2023......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST
JANUARY 1 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 455 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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