Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
000
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.

$$
USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.