452  
CDUS43 KDMX 162332  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 59 147 PM 76 2001 48 11 65  
MINIMUM 43 731 AM 0 1959 30 13 45  
AVERAGE 51 39 12 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.65 1952 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.29 1.09 1.20 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 4.99 7.05 -2.06 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 34.32 34.15 0.17 23.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.6 1886 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 1.4 -1.4 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 1.4 -1.4 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 26 -12 10  
MONTH TO DATE 264 363 -99 246  
SINCE SEP 1 462 832 -370 577  
SINCE JUL 1 462 837 -375 579  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 238 136 102 218  
SINCE JAN 1 1318 1071 247 1287    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 300 AM  
LOWEST 55 100 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -2 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 453 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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