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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1258 AM CST THU NOV 05 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 4 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         50   1155 AM  75    1909  54     -4       66
                                      2016
  MINIMUM         46    950 PM   4    1991  35     11       40
  AVERAGE         48                        44      4       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.65 2022   0.08  -0.08      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      0.30   1.86     0.10
  SINCE SEP 1     17.98                      6.26  11.72     4.13
  SINCE JAN 1     50.06                     33.36  16.70    32.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1910   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                        21     -4       12
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        80    -47       70
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       549   -342      340
  SINCE JUL 1    207                       554   -347      348

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM
 LOWEST     80           300 PM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        75      1909
                                             2015
                                             2016
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        14      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  5 2026......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST
NOVEMBER  6 2026......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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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