Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
003 CXUS53 KDMX 012118 CLMDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 318 PM CST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 74 12/15/2021 LOW -22 12/23/1989 HIGHEST 61 12/07 55 6 LOWEST 17 12/18 -5 22 12/19 MEAN 37.4 27.7 9.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 11.5 -10.5 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 27.4 -7.4 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.0 -2.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.44 2015 MINIMUM T 2002 TOTALS 1.54 1.58 -0.04 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.05 -0.00 DAYS >= .01 7 DAYS >= .10 3 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.2 7.9 -7.7 SINCE 7/1 2.8 11.1 -8.3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 847 1156 -309 SINCE 7/1 1829 2404 -575 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 1287 1071 216 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/280 DATE 12/09 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 HAIL 0 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$