666  
CDUS43 KDMX 170629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1229 AM CST FRI NOV 17 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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 65 232 PM 76 2001 48 17 27  
MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 0 1959 30 15 19  
AVERAGE 55 39 16 23  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 10 26 -16 42  
MONTH TO DATE 246 363 -117 331  
SINCE SEP 1 577 832 -255 757  
SINCE JUL 1 579 837 -258 757  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -2 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 452 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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