009  
CDUS43 KDMX 180628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1228 AM CST SAT NOV 18 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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 50 313 PM 76 2016 48 2 34  
MINIMUM 32 734 AM -2 1959 30 2 18  
AVERAGE 41 38 3 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 76 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 4 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE 708 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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