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CDUS43 KDMX 220642  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1242 AM CST WED NOV 22 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21 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 47 116 PM 74 1990 46 1 48  
MINIMUM 30 1159 PM -1 1937 28 2 25  
AVERAGE 39 37 2 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.06 1898 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 1.39 -1.32 2.92  
SINCE SEP 1 4.40 7.35 -2.95 7.47  
SINCE JAN 1 23.20 34.45 -11.25 28.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 2007 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.4 -1.4 3.5  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.9 -1.9 3.5  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.9 -1.9 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 28 -2 28  
MONTH TO DATE 350 499 -149 526  
SINCE SEP 1 681 968 -287 952  
SINCE JUL 1 683 973 -290 952  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 51 400 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 69 1966  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 22 2023......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 23 2023......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 449 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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