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CDUS43 KDMX 072327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST SAT DEC 07 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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 64 224 PM 65 1894 39 25 61  
MINIMUM 25 341 AM -17 1882 22 3 34  
AVERAGE 45 30 15 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.96 1892 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.41 -0.38 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.03 0.41 -0.38 T  
SINCE JAN 1 34.86 35.38 -0.52 23.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.0 1892 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 1.6 -0.4 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.2 1.6 -0.4 T  
SINCE JUL 1 1.2 4.8 -3.6 2.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 35 -15 17  
MONTH TO DATE 276 235 41 197  
SINCE DEC 1 276 235 41 197  
SINCE JUL 1 1140 1482 -342 1179  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 700 AM  
LOWEST 26 200 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 69 1946  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -14 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 7 2024......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST  
DECEMBER 8 2024......SUNRISE 729 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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