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CDUS43 KDMX 050631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT SUN NOV 05 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 4 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 60 340 PM 75 1909 54 6 69  
2016  
MINIMUM 33 432 AM 4 1991 35 -2 38  
AVERAGE 47 44 3 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.65 2022 0.08 -0.08 1.65  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.30 -0.30 1.65  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 6.26 -1.93 6.20  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 33.36 -10.23 27.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.4 1910 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 21 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 81 80 1 18  
SINCE SEP 1 412 549 -137 444  
SINCE JUL 1 414 554 -140 444  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 500 AM  
LOWEST 37 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 75 1909  
2015  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 14 1951  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 5 2023......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 6 2023......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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