207  
CDUS43 KDMX 160629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1229 AM CST THU NOV 16 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 15 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 68 327 PM 75 1950 49 19 32  
MINIMUM 43 708 AM 1 1940 30 13 27  
AVERAGE 56 39 17 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.74 1988 0.07 -0.07 0.29  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.03 -1.03 2.90  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 6.99 -2.66 7.45  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 34.09 -10.96 28.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 2022 0.0 0.0 2.7  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 3.1  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.3 -1.3 3.1  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.3 -1.3 3.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 26 -17 35  
MONTH TO DATE 236 337 -101 289  
SINCE SEP 1 567 806 -239 715  
SINCE JUL 1 569 811 -242 715  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 1100 PM  
LOWEST 34 200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 0 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 453 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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