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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CST WED DEC 18 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 31 319 AM 64 1976 35 -4 34
MINIMUM 23 925 AM -16 1983 19 4 17
1985
AVERAGE 27 27 0 26
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.86 1968 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.99 -0.70 0.16
SINCE DEC 1 0.29 0.99 -0.70 0.16
SINCE JAN 1 35.12 35.96 -0.84 23.55
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 6.2 2000 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 2.3 4.4 -2.1 T
SINCE DEC 1 2.3 4.4 -2.1 T
SINCE JUL 1 2.3 7.6 -5.3 2.6
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 38 38 0 39
MONTH TO DATE 660 638 22 506
SINCE DEC 1 660 638 22 506
SINCE JUL 1 1524 1885 -361 1488
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1200 AM
LOWEST 74 500 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 58 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -18 1884
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 18 2024......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST
DECEMBER 19 2024......SUNRISE 737 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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