Records for Des Moines Area, Iowa (DSMthr) on 12-10
Record Highs
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1: 66°F (1890)
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2: 64°F (2020)
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3: 62°F (1979)
Record Lows
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1: -19°F (1919)
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2: -10°F (1917)
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3: -6°F (2009)
Lowest Highs
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1: 42°F (1886)
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2: 40°F (2015)
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3: 40°F (1965)
Highest Lows
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1: 6°F (1917)
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2: 7°F (1919)
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3: 9°F (1972)
Highest December temperature:
74°F on 12-15-2021.
Lowest December temperature:
-22°F on 12-23-1989.
Average temperature is 29.4°F
Average high is 37.6°F
Average low is 21.1°F
Temperature data from 1878 to 2022.
Record Precipitation
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1: 0.63" (1970)
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2: 0.60" (1964)
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3: 0.43" (1931)
Precipitation data from 1878 to 2022.