CDUS43 KDMX 012327 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 527 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2023 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 1 2023... VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 39 253 PM 66 1970 41 -2 45 MINIMUM 31 725 AM -8 1893 24 7 14 AVERAGE 35 33 2 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.21 2018 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 23.39 35.03 -11.64 28.60 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 5.7 1985 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 2.6 3.4 -0.8 3.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 30 32 -2 35 MONTH TO DATE 30 32 -2 35 SINCE DEC 1 30 32 -2 35 SINCE JUL 1 1012 1279 -267 1233 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1287 1071 216 1330 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 300 AM LOWEST 61 1000 AM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 67 1973 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -8 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 1 2023......SUNRISE 721 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST DECEMBER 2 2023......SUNRISE 722 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. $$