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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1246 AM CST WED NOV 04 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         67    222 AM  78    2020  54     13       62
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM   7    1991  35     14       37
  AVERAGE         58                        45     13       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.24          3.18 2003   0.07   1.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      0.22   1.94     0.10
  SINCE SEP 1     17.98                      6.18  11.80     4.13
  SINCE JAN 1     50.06                     33.28  16.78    32.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1901   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                        20    -13       15
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        59    -43       58
  SINCE SEP 1    190                       528   -338      328
  SINCE JUL 1    190                       533   -343      336

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE SEP 1    256                       136    120      244
  SINCE JAN 1   1374                      1071    303     1272
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM
 LOWEST     90           500 PM
 AVERAGE    94

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        75      1909
                                             2016
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         4      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  4 2026......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST
NOVEMBER  5 2026......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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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