093  
CDUS43 KDMX 302347  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
547 PM CST MON DEC 30 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 39 210 PM 63 1965 32 7 46  
2004  
MINIMUM 35 925 AM -15 1968 16 19 25  
AVERAGE 37 24 13 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.07 1.10 1931 0.04 0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 1.54 -0.57 1.54  
SINCE DEC 1 0.97 1.54 -0.57 1.54  
SINCE JAN 1 35.80 36.51 -0.71 24.93  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.0 1998 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.3 7.6 -5.3 0.2  
SINCE DEC 1 2.3 7.6 -5.3 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 2.3 10.8 -8.5 2.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 28 41 -13 29  
MONTH TO DATE 1016 1116 -100 811  
SINCE DEC 1 1016 1116 -100 811  
SINCE JUL 1 1880 2363 -483 1793  
 
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 E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 92 100 AM  
AVERAGE 96  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 61 1891  
1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -15 1968  
2017  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 30 2024......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST  
DECEMBER 31 2024......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 455 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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