CDUS43 KDMX 050658 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1258 AM CST THU NOV 05 2026 ................................... ...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 ................................................................... 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 ................................................................... 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 .......................................................... 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. $$