924  
CDUS43 KDMX 210632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST TUE NOV 21 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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 50 333 PM 76 1897 46 4 42  
MINIMUM 41 1159 PM 5 1964 28 13 13  
AVERAGE 46 37 9 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 0.87 1907 0.06 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 1.33 -1.26 2.92  
SINCE SEP 1 4.40 7.29 -2.89 7.47  
SINCE JAN 1 23.20 34.39 -11.19 28.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 19 28 -9 37  
MONTH TO DATE 324 471 -147 498  
SINCE SEP 1 655 940 -285 924  
SINCE JUL 1 657 945 -288 924  
 
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 E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 700 PM  
LOWEST 56 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 74 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -1 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 21 2023......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 22 2023......SUNRISE 711 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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