658  
CDUS43 KDMX 200630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1230 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 19 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 1220 AM 75 1942 47 7 59  
MINIMUM 43 1159 PM 3 1914 29 14 34  
AVERAGE 49 38 11 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.47 1948 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.80 1.27 1.53 T  
SINCE SEP 1 5.50 7.23 -1.73 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 34.83 34.33 0.50 23.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 1981 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 1.7 -1.7 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 1.7 -1.7 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 27 -11 18  
MONTH TO DATE 307 443 -136 305  
SINCE SEP 1 505 912 -407 636  
SINCE JUL 1 505 917 -412 638  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 300 AM  
LOWEST 47 1100 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 76 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 5 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 20 2024......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 21 2024......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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