Records for Des Moines Area, Iowa (DSMthr) on 12-12
Record Highs
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1: 64°F (1968)
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2: 62°F (1889)
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3: 60°F (1921)
Record Lows
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1: -11°F (2000)
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2: -11°F (1961)
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3: -11°F (1932)
Lowest Highs
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1: 39°F (1889)
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2: 38°F (2015)
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3: 38°F (2011)
Highest Lows
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1: 1°F (2000)
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2: 5°F (1893)
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3: 7°F (1961)
Highest December temperature:
74°F on 12-15-2021.
Lowest December temperature:
-22°F on 12-23-1989.
Average temperature is 28.7°F
Average high is 36.9°F
Average low is 20.5°F
Temperature data from 1878 to 2022.
Record Precipitation
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1: 1.15" (2015)
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2: 0.59" (1991)
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3: 0.54" (1972)
Precipitation data from 1878 to 2022.