621  
CDUS43 KDMX 172343  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
543 PM CST FRI NOV 17 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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 50 313 PM 76 2016 48 2 34  
MINIMUM 32 734 AM -2 1959 30 2 18  
AVERAGE 41 38 3 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.85 1958 0.07 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.16 -1.16 2.92  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 7.12 -2.79 7.47  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 34.22 -11.09 28.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.4 1957 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.0 -1.0 3.5  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.5 -1.5 3.5  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.5 -1.5 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 24 26 -2 39  
MONTH TO DATE 270 389 -119 370  
SINCE SEP 1 601 858 -257 796  
SINCE JUL 1 603 863 -260 796  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 800 AM  
LOWEST 25 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 76 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 4 1891  
 
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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