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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1239 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2 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         65   1159 PM  79    2015  55     10       54
  MINIMUM         59    635 AM  10    1951  36     23       32
  AVERAGE         62                        45     17       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.92          0.98 1928   0.08   0.84     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      0.15   0.77     0.10
  SINCE SEP 1     16.74                      6.11  10.63     4.13
  SINCE JAN 1     48.82                     33.21  15.61    32.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1997   0.1   -0.1      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        3                        20    -17       22
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        39    -30       43
  SINCE SEP 1    183                       508   -325      313
  SINCE JUL 1    183                       513   -330      321

 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    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1000 PM
 LOWEST     90           500 AM
 AVERAGE    94

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        78      2020
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         7      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  3 2026......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST
NOVEMBER  4 2026......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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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