295  
CDUS43 KDMX 300638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1238 AM CST SAT NOV 30 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 29 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 25 327 PM 70 1998 42 -17 53  
MINIMUM 11 757 AM -10 1891 25 -14 26  
AVERAGE 18 34 -16 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.07 1975 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.80 1.85 0.95 0.26  
SINCE SEP 1 5.50 7.81 -2.31 4.59  
SINCE JAN 1 34.83 34.91 -0.08 23.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.6 1886 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.5 -2.5 2.6  
SINCE SEP 1 T 3.0 -3.0 2.6  
SINCE JUL 1 T 3.0 -3.0 2.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 47 32 15 25  
MONTH TO DATE 621 741 -120 626  
SINCE SEP 1 819 1210 -391 957  
SINCE JUL 1 819 1215 -396 959  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 500 AM  
LOWEST 41 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 69 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -3 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 30 2024......SUNRISE 721 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST  
DECEMBER 1 2024......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 445 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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