Records for Des Moines Area, Iowa (DSMthr) on 12-16
Record Highs
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1: 62°F (1939)
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2: 60°F (2006)
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3: 59°F (1984)
Record Lows
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1: -15°F (1932)
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2: -11°F (1963)
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3: -11°F (1951)
Lowest Highs
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1: 42°F (1889)
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2: 40°F (1881)
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3: 39°F (2006)
Highest Lows
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1: 4°F (1972)
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2: 6°F (1983)
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3: 7°F (1897)
Highest December temperature:
74°F on 12-15-2021.
Lowest December temperature:
-22°F on 12-23-1989.
Average temperature is 27.4°F
Average high is 35.5°F
Average low is 19.3°F
Temperature data from 1878 to 2022.
Record Precipitation
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1: 0.63" (1921)
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2: 0.53" (1888)
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3: 0.38" (1904)
Precipitation data from 1878 to 2022.