507  
CDUS43 KDMX 042328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST WED DEC 04 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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 46 250 PM 69 2017 40 6 39  
MINIMUM 29 1219 AM -6 1886 23 6 33  
AVERAGE 38 32 6 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.46 1973 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.24 -0.21 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.03 0.24 -0.21 T  
SINCE JAN 1 34.86 35.21 -0.35 23.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.7 1897 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 0.9 0.3 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.2 0.9 0.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 1.2 4.1 -2.9 2.6  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 34 -7 29  
MONTH TO DATE 162 132 30 118  
SINCE DEC 1 162 132 30 118  
SINCE JUL 1 1026 1379 -353 1100  
 
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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 900 AM  
LOWEST 30 500 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 67 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -6 1886  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 4 2024......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST  
DECEMBER 5 2024......SUNRISE 726 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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