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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CST WED DEC 04 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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         46    250 PM  69    2017  40      6       39
  MINIMUM         29   1219 AM  -6    1886  23      6       33
  AVERAGE         38                        32      6       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.46 1973   0.06  -0.06      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.24  -0.21      T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.03                      0.24  -0.21      T
  SINCE JAN 1     34.86                     35.21  -0.35    23.39

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           5.7  1897   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       0.9    0.3       T
  SINCE DEC 1      1.2                       0.9    0.3       T
  SINCE JUL 1      1.2                       4.1   -2.9      2.6
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           27                        34     -7       29
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       132     30      118
  SINCE DEC 1    162                       132     30      118
  SINCE JUL 1   1026                      1379   -353     1100

 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    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           900 AM
 LOWEST     30           500 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1975
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -6      1886


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  4 2024......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER  5 2024......SUNRISE   726 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.




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