920  
CDUS43 KDMX 202327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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 43 1215 AM 76 1897 46 -3 50  
MINIMUM 32 518 AM 5 1964 28 4 41  
AVERAGE 38 37 1 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.87 1907 0.06 -0.06 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 2.80 1.33 1.47 0.07  
SINCE SEP 1 5.50 7.29 -1.79 4.40  
SINCE JAN 1 34.83 34.39 0.44 23.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 6.7 2015 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.3 -1.3 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.8 -1.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.8 -1.8 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 28 -1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 334 471 -137 324  
SINCE SEP 1 532 940 -408 655  
SINCE JUL 1 532 945 -413 657  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 400 PM  
LOWEST 51 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 74 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -1 1937  
 
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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