Records for Des Moines Area, Iowa (DSMthr) on 12-20
Record Highs
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1: 61°F (1941)
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2: 57°F (1967)
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3: 57°F (1894)
Record Lows
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1: -13°F (1901)
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2: -12°F (1983)
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3: -11°F (1892)
Lowest Highs
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1: 40°F (1923)
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2: 40°F (1890)
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3: 39°F (1967)
Highest Lows
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1: 0°F (1963)
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2: 6°F (1916)
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3: 8°F (1973)
Highest December temperature:
74°F on 12-15-2021.
Lowest December temperature:
-22°F on 12-23-1989.
Average temperature is 26.3°F
Average high is 34.3°F
Average low is 18.2°F
Temperature data from 1878 to 2022.
Record Precipitation
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1: 0.93" (1882)
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2: 0.71" (2006)
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3: 0.71" (1991)
Precipitation data from 1878 to 2022.