524  
CDUS43 KDMX 182332  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CST SAT NOV 18 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18 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 64 305 PM 76 1999 47 17 22  
MINIMUM 31 723 AM 4 1891 29 2 13  
AVERAGE 48 38 10 18  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.72 1983 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.21 -1.21 2.92  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 7.17 -2.84 7.47  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 34.27 -11.14 28.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.2 1957 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 3.5  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.6 -1.6 3.5  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.6 -1.6 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 27 -10 47  
MONTH TO DATE 287 416 -129 417  
SINCE SEP 1 618 885 -267 843  
SINCE JUL 1 620 890 -270 843  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 59 900 AM  
LOWEST 29 300 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 75 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 3 1914  
 
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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