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CDUS43 KDMX 032241  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
541 PM CDT FRI NOV 03 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 59 304 PM 78 2020 54 5 73  
MINIMUM 45 1204 AM 7 1991 35 10 58  
AVERAGE 52 45 7 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.18 2003 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 6.18 -1.85 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 33.28 -10.15 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.0 1901 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 20 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 63 59 4 7  
SINCE SEP 1 394 528 -134 433  
SINCE JUL 1 396 533 -137 433  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1  
SINCE SEP 1 218 136 82 170  
SINCE JAN 1 1287 1071 216 1330    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 1200 AM  
LOWEST 49 400 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 75 1909  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 4 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 3 2023......SUNRISE 749 AM CDT SUNSET 607 PM CDT  
NOVEMBER 4 2023......SUNRISE 750 AM CDT SUNSET 606 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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