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CDUS43 KDMX 202326  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CST MON NOV 20 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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 50 333 PM 76 1897 46 4 42  
MINIMUM 44 1016 AM 5 1964 28 16 13  
AVERAGE 47 37 10 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.87 1907 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.33 -1.33 2.92  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 7.29 -2.96 7.47  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 34.39 -11.26 28.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.7 2015 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.3 -1.3 3.5  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.8 -1.8 3.5  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.8 -1.8 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 28 -10 37  
MONTH TO DATE 323 471 -148 498  
SINCE SEP 1 654 940 -286 924  
SINCE JUL 1 656 945 -289 924  
 
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 E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 900 AM  
LOWEST 56 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 74 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -1 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 20 2023......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 21 2023......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 450 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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