CDUS43 KDMX 240633 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1233 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 2024... 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 44 308 PM 60 1889 34 10 51 MINIMUM 31 1159 PM -22 1989 17 14 40 AVERAGE 38 26 12 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.24 1941 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.29 1.24 -0.95 0.22 SINCE DEC 1 0.29 1.24 -0.95 0.22 SINCE JAN 1 35.12 36.21 -1.09 23.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.8 1884 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.3 5.8 -3.5 T SINCE DEC 1 2.3 5.8 -3.5 T SINCE JUL 1 2.3 9.0 -6.7 2.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 40 -13 19 MONTH TO DATE 830 833 -3 622 SINCE DEC 1 830 833 -3 622 SINCE JUL 1 1694 2080 -386 1604 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 600 AM LOWEST 55 200 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 69 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -19 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2024......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2024......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$