571 CDUS43 KDMX 240651 RRC CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1240 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 45 144 PM 60 1889 32 13 40 MINIMUM 33 1159 PM -22 1989 16 17 34 AVERAGE 39 24 15 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.84 1.24 1941 0.04 0.80 0.34 MONTH TO DATE 4.81 1.11 3.70 0.93 SINCE DEC 1 4.81 1.11 3.70 0.93 SINCE JAN 1 44.00 35.71 8.29 41.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.8 1884 0.3 -0.3 1.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.7 6.8 -6.1 1.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.7 6.8 -6.1 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 7.6 9.7 -2.1 6.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 26 41 -15 28 MONTH TO DATE 583 876 -293 702 SINCE DEC 1 583 876 -293 702 SINCE JUL 1 1464 2134 -670 2019 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1211 1066 145 1075 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 800 AM LOWEST 75 1000 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 69 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -19 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2015......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2015......SUNRISE 739 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. $$