599  
CDUS43 KDMX 180646  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1246 AM CST MON NOV 18 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 54 300 PM 76 2016 48 6 50  
MINIMUM 42 755 AM -2 1959 30 12 32  
AVERAGE 48 38 10 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.85 1958 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.30 1.16 1.14 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 5.00 7.12 -2.12 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 34.33 34.22 0.11 23.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.4 1957 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.0 -1.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 1.5 -1.5 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 1.5 -1.5 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 26 -9 24  
MONTH TO DATE 281 389 -108 270  
SINCE SEP 1 479 858 -379 601  
SINCE JUL 1 479 863 -384 603  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 400 AM  
LOWEST 52 100 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 76 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 4 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 18 2024......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 19 2024......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 451 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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