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December 2010 Weather History in Des Moines United States

The data for this report comes from the Des Moines International Airport. See all nearby weather stations

This report shows the past weather for Des Moines, providing a weather history for December 2010. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Des Moines temperature history for December 2010. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Des Moines Temperature History December 2010

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Temperature history in December 2010 in Des Moines181522291122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°FNovJan
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Hourly Temperature in December 2010 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanfrigidfreezingcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Cloud Cover in December 2010 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Daily Precipitation in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Daily Precipitation in December 2010 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 inNovJan
The daily measured quantity of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation.

Snow Depth in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Snow Depth in December 2010 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inNovJan
The daily measured snow depth, where available.

Observed Weather in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Observed Weather in December 2010 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Wed, Dec 1 Light Snow0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN
Thu, Dec 2 Light Snow0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN
Fri, Dec 3 Light Snow, Mist0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWCA10, BR, IWC10
Sat, Dec 4 Light Snow, Mist0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWCA10, BR, IWC10
Sun, Dec 5 Light Snow0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN
Mon, Dec 6 Light Snow0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN
Tue, Dec 7 Mist0.00 inIWC10, IWCA10, BR
Wed, Dec 8 Mist0.00 inIWC10, IWCA10, BR
Fri, Dec 10 Light Rain0.00 inIWC61, IWCA61, -RA
Sat, Dec 11 Heavy Snow, Small Hail and Snow, Snow, Snow and Small Hail, Light Small Hail and Snow, Light Snow, Light Snow and Small Hail, Ice Pellets, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Showers of Light Snow Pellets/Small Hail, Showers of Snow Pellets/Small Hail, Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Rain, Blowing Snow/Sand, Haze, Freezing Fog, Mist, Blowing Snow, Heavy High Drifting Snow, High Drifting Snow0.29 inIWC75, IWCA73, +SN, GSSN, IWC73, IWCA72, SN, SNGS, -GSSN, IWC71, IWCA71, -SN, -SNGS, IWC79, -FZDZSN, -RASN, IWC87, IWC88, IWC56, IWCA54, -FZDZ, IWC61, IWCA61, -RA, IWCA27, IWC05, HZ, IWC48, IWCA35, FZFG, IWC10, IWCA10, BR, BLSN, IWC39, IWC38
Sun, Dec 12 Snow, Light Snow, Blowing Snow/Sand, Freezing Fog, Blowing Snow, High Drifting Snow0.02 inIWC73, IWCA72, SN, IWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWCA27, IWC48, IWCA35, FZFG, BLSN, IWC38
Wed, Dec 15 Light Snow, Mist0.04 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWC10, IWCA10, BR
Thu, Dec 16 Snow, Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle and Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.01 inIWC73, IWC71, IWCA71, -SN, -FZDZSN, IWC56, IWCA54, IWC05, HZ, IWC10, IWCA10, BR
Fri, Dec 17 Mist0.00 inIWC10, IWCA10, BR
Sun, Dec 19 Light Snow0.01 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN
Mon, Dec 20 Light Snow, Light Rain, Haze, Mist0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWC61, IWCA61, -RA, IWC05, HZ, IWC10, IWCA10, BR
Tue, Dec 21 Mist0.00 inIWC10, IWCA10, BR
Wed, Dec 22 Light Snow0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN
Thu, Dec 23 Light Snow0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN
Fri, Dec 24 Light Snow, Mist0.35 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWC10, IWCA10, BR
Sat, Dec 25 Light Snow, Mist0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWC10, IWCA10, BR
Sun, Dec 26 Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist, Sky-Obscuring Freezing Fog0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWCA35, FZFG, IWC48, IWC10, IWCA10, BR, IWC49
Mon, Dec 27 Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist, Sky-Obscuring Freezing Fog0.00 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWCA35, FZFG, IWC48, IWCA10, BR, IWC10, IWC49
Tue, Dec 28 Haze, Mist0.00 inIWC05, HZ, IWC10, IWCA10, BR
Wed, Dec 29 Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist0.00 inIWC51, IWCA51, -DZ, IWC44, IWCA30, FG, IWC10, IWCA10, BR
Thu, Dec 30 Mist0.00 inIWC10, IWCA10, BR
Fri, Dec 31 Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Freezing Rain, Mist0.01 inIWC71, IWCA71, -SN, IWC56, IWCA54, -FZDZ, IWC66, IWCA64, -FZRA, IWC10, IWCA10, BR

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December 2010 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 219 hr, 10 minDec 219 hr, 10 minnightnightdaydayDec 19 hr, 23 minDec 19 hr, 23 minDec 319 hr, 13 minDec 319 hr, 13 minDec 119 hr, 13 minDec 119 hr, 13 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December 2010 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan7:21 AM7:21 AMDec 14:45 PMDec 14:45 PM7:41 AM7:41 AMDec 314:54 PMDec 314:54 PM7:28 AM7:28 AMDec 84:44 PMDec 84:44 PM7:37 AM7:37 AMDec 214:47 PMDec 214:47 PM
The solar day over the course of December 2010. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December 2010 in Des MoinesDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan00101020200010102020
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2010. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December 2010 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanDec 511:36 AMDec 511:36 AMDec 212:14 AMDec 212:14 AMJan 43:03 AMJan 43:03 AM7:27 AM7:27 AM4:41 PM4:41 PM4:15 PM4:15 PM7:56 AM7:56 AM7:49 AM7:49 AM5:32 PM5:32 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2010IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
21%2:45 AMESE1:50 PMWSW-8:18 AMS229,689 mi
2
12%3:58 AMESE2:23 PMWSW-9:11 AMS230,307 mi
3
5%5:11 AMESE3:02 PMWSW-10:07 AMS231,484 mi
4
1%6:22 AMESE3:48 PMWSW-11:05 AMS233,244 mi
5
0%7:27 AMESE4:41 PMWSW-12:04 PMS235,542 mi
6
1%8:25 AMESE5:41 PMWSW-1:03 PMS238,252 mi
7
5%9:13 AMESE6:44 PMWSW-1:59 PMS241,184 mi
8
11%9:53 AMESE7:48 PMWSW-2:50 PMS244,104 mi
9
18%10:26 AMESE8:51 PMWSW-3:38 PMS246,772 mi
10
26%10:54 AMESE9:53 PMWSW-4:23 PMS248,963 mi
11
35%11:19 AME10:53 PMW-5:05 PMS250,492 mi
12
45%11:42 AME11:51 PMW-5:45 PMS251,229 mi
13
50%12:05 PME--6:25 PMS251,107 mi
14
64%-12:50 AMW12:27 PME7:06 PMS250,125 mi
15
73%-1:50 AMWNW12:52 PMENE7:48 PMS248,357 mi
16
81%-2:51 AMWNW1:20 PMENE8:33 PMS245,939 mi
17
89%-3:54 AMWNW1:52 PMENE9:22 PMS243,066 mi
18
95%-4:58 AMWNW2:31 PMENE10:14 PMS239,978 mi
19
98%-6:01 AMWNW3:18 PMENE11:09 PMS236,931 mi
20
100%-7:01 AMWNW4:15 PMENE--
21
100%-7:56 AMWNW5:20 PMENE12:07 AMS234,176 mi
22
99%-8:43 AMWNW6:31 PMENE1:04 AMS231,914 mi
23
95%-9:23 AMWNW7:44 PMENE2:00 AMS230,275 mi
24
89%-9:57 AMWNW8:58 PMENE2:54 AMS229,301 mi
25
80%-10:27 AMW10:11 PME3:46 AMS228,957 mi
26
70%-10:56 AMW11:23 PME4:36 AMS229,154 mi
27
50%-11:24 AMW-5:25 AMS229,785 mi
28
46%12:35 AME11:52 AMWSW-6:15 AMS230,747 mi
29
35%1:47 AMESE12:24 PMWSW-7:06 AMS231,969 mi
30
24%2:59 AMESE1:00 PMWSW-8:00 AMS233,410 mi
31
15%4:09 AMESE1:42 PMWSW-8:56 AMS235,060 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Humidity Comfort Levels in December 2010 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Wind Speed in December 2010 in Des Moines1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mphNovJan
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Hourly Wind Speed in December 2010 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Hourly Wind Direction in 2010 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in December 2010 in Des Moines

History:20122011JFMAMJJASONDec20092008
Atmospheric Pressure in December 2010 in Des Moines18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313129.2 inHg29.2 inHg29.4 inHg29.4 inHg29.6 inHg29.6 inHg29.8 inHg29.8 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.2 inHg30.2 inHg30.4 inHg30.4 inHg30.6 inHg30.6 inHgNovJan
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Des Moines International Airport page.

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