585  
CDUS43 KDMX 210647  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1247 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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 43 1215 AM 76 1897 46 -3 50  
MINIMUM 31 1159 PM 5 1964 28 3 41  
AVERAGE 37 37 0 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 28 28 0 19  
MONTH TO DATE 335 471 -136 324  
SINCE SEP 1 533 940 -407 655  
SINCE JUL 1 533 945 -412 657  
 
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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 74 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -1 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE 712 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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