841  
CDUS43 KDMX 162334  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
534 PM CST THU NOV 16 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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 65 232 PM 76 2001 48 17 27  
MINIMUM 49 606 AM 0 1959 30 19 19  
AVERAGE 57 39 18 23  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.65 1952 0.06 -0.06 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.09 -1.09 2.92  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 7.05 -2.72 7.47  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 34.15 -11.02 28.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.6 1886 0.1 -0.1 0.4  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 3.5  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.4 -1.4 3.5  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.4 -1.4 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 26 -18 42  
MONTH TO DATE 244 363 -119 331  
SINCE SEP 1 575 832 -257 757  
SINCE JUL 1 577 837 -260 757  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 100 AM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -2 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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