CDUS43 KDMX 210647 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1247 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024 ................................... ...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 ................................................................... 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 ................................................................... 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 .......................................................... 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. $$