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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1248 AM CST FRI NOV 15 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 14 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         48    414 PM  73    1964  49     -1       69
                                      1990
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  -1    1959  31      6       39
  AVERAGE         43                        40      3       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.86 1947   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      0.96   1.33     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      4.99                      6.92  -1.93     4.33
  SINCE JAN 1     34.32                     34.02   0.30    23.13

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1947   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3       T
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        25     -3       11
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       311    -77      227
  SINCE SEP 1    432                       780   -348      558
  SINCE JUL 1    432                       785   -353      560

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM
 LOWEST     76           400 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 15 2024......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST
NOVEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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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