803 CDUS43 KDMX 050646 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1242 AM CST TUE DEC 5 2017 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2017... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 69R 209 PM 67 1998 38 31 39 MINIMUM 30 1159 PM -6 1886 21 9 31 AVERAGE 50 30 20 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.46 1973 0.05 -0.05 0.46 MONTH TO DATE T 0.22 -0.22 0.55 SINCE DEC 1 T 0.22 -0.22 0.55 SINCE JAN 1 29.78 34.82 -5.04 33.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.7 1897 0.3 -0.3 0.7 MONTH TO DATE T 1.1 -1.1 0.7 SINCE DEC 1 T 1.1 -1.1 0.7 SINCE JUL 1 T 4.0 -4.0 0.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 15 35 -20 30 MONTH TO DATE 75 139 -64 110 SINCE DEC 1 75 139 -64 110 SINCE JUL 1 1130 1397 -267 793 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1306 1066 240 1448 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 800 AM LOWEST 53 200 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 67 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -6 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 5 2017......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 6 2017......SUNRISE 727 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. $$ FAB