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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CST THU DEC 12 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 12 459 PM 64 1968 37 -25 37
MINIMUM 6 921 AM -11 1932 21 -15 23
1961
2000
AVERAGE 9 29 -20 30
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 1.15 2015 0.05 -0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.68 -0.61 T
SINCE DEC 1 0.07 0.68 -0.61 T
SINCE JAN 1 34.90 35.65 -0.75 23.39
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.3 6.3 1972 0.2 0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.9 2.8 -0.9 T
SINCE DEC 1 1.9 2.8 -0.9 T
SINCE JUL 1 1.9 6.0 -4.1 2.6
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 56 36 20 35
MONTH TO DATE 451 413 38 344
SINCE DEC 1 451 413 38 344
SINCE JUL 1 1315 1660 -345 1326
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 1000 AM
LOWEST 55 200 AM
AVERAGE 67
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 1917
1961
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 12 2024......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST
DECEMBER 13 2024......SUNRISE 733 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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