Records for Des Moines Area, Iowa (DSMthr) on 12-21
Record Highs
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1: 63°F (1941)
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2: 56°F (1967)
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3: 55°F (1979)
Record Lows
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1: -18°F (1989)
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2: -14°F (1916)
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3: -13°F (1963)
Lowest Highs
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1: 42°F (1941)
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2: 42°F (1923)
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3: 42°F (1918)
Highest Lows
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1: -7°F (1989)
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2: -1°F (2008)
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3: -1°F (1963)
Highest December temperature:
74°F on 12-15-2021.
Lowest December temperature:
-22°F on 12-23-1989.
Average temperature is 26°F
Average high is 34.1°F
Average low is 17.9°F
Temperature data from 1878 to 2022.
Record Precipitation
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1: 0.60" (1881)
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2: 0.51" (1984)
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3: 0.44" (1920)
Precipitation data from 1878 to 2022.