693 CDUS43 KDMX 190633 RRC CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1232 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2017 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 50 358 PM 64 1976 33 17 4 MINIMUM 25 446 AM -16 1985 17 8 -12 1983 AVERAGE 38 25 13 -4 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.86 1968 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.90 -0.86 0.68 SINCE DEC 1 0.04 0.90 -0.86 0.68 SINCE JAN 1 29.82 35.50 -5.68 33.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.7 2000 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 5.3 -5.3 3.4 SINCE DEC 1 T 5.3 -5.3 3.4 SINCE JUL 1 T 8.2 -8.2 3.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 40 -13 69 MONTH TO DATE 534 673 -139 754 SINCE DEC 1 534 673 -139 754 SINCE JUL 1 1589 1931 -342 1437 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 46 300 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 58 1894 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -18 1884 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2017......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST DECEMBER 20 2017......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$