406  
CDUS43 KDMX 172330  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 39 118 PM 64 1939 35 4 42  
MINIMUM 25 538 AM -9 1964 19 6 33  
AVERAGE 32 27 5 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.44 1895 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.26 0.94 -0.68 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 0.26 0.94 -0.68 0.16  
SINCE JAN 1 35.09 35.91 -0.82 23.55  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.8 1951 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.9 4.1 -2.2 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.9 4.1 -2.2 T  
SINCE JUL 1 1.9 7.3 -5.4 2.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 38 -5 27  
MONTH TO DATE 622 600 22 467  
SINCE DEC 1 622 600 22 467  
SINCE JUL 1 1486 1847 -361 1449  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 600 AM  
LOWEST 59 100 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 64 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -16 1983  
1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST  
DECEMBER 18 2024......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 447 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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