400  
CDUS43 KDMX 032339  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
539 PM CST TUE DEC 03 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 33 416 PM 69 2012 40 -7 41  
MINIMUM 9 255 AM -8 1919 23 -14 29  
AVERAGE 21 32 -11 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.38 2011 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.18 -0.15 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.03 0.18 -0.15 T  
SINCE JAN 1 34.86 35.15 -0.29 23.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.7 1990 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 0.6 0.6 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.2 0.6 0.6 T  
SINCE JUL 1 1.2 3.8 -2.6 2.6  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 44 33 11 30  
MONTH TO DATE 135 98 37 89  
SINCE DEC 1 135 98 37 89  
SINCE JUL 1 999 1345 -346 1071  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1318 1071 247 1287    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 600 AM  
LOWEST 53 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 69 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -6 1886  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 3 2024......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 4 2024......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 445 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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