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November Weather at Des Moines International Airport Iowa, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 14°F, from 56°F to 42°F, rarely falling below 27°F or exceeding 70°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 12°F, from 39°F to 26°F, rarely falling below 12°F or exceeding 52°F.

For reference, on July 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Des Moines International Airport typically range from 68°F to 86°F, while on January 22, the coldest day of the year, they range from 16°F to 32°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in November at Des Moines International Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in November at Des Moines International AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°FOctDecNov 156°FNov 156°F39°F39°FNov 3042°FNov 3042°F26°F26°FNov 1151°FNov 1151°F35°F35°FNov 2146°FNov 2146°F30°F30°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on November. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in November at Des Moines International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in November at Des Moines International AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of November at Des Moines International Airport experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 44% to 51%.

The clearest day of the month is November 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 56% of the time.

For reference, on February 13, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 54%, while on August 25, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 70%.

Cloud Cover Categories in November at Des Moines International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in November at Des Moines International AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecNov 156%Nov 156%Nov 3049%Nov 3049%Nov 1152%Nov 1152%Nov 2151%Nov 2151%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Des Moines International Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 19% and ending it at 17%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 44% on June 9, and its lowest chance is 8% on January 9.

Over the course of November at Des Moines International Airport, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 18% to 10%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain increases from 1% to 3%, and the chance of a day with only snow increases from 0% to 4%.

Probability of Precipitation in November at Des Moines International Airport

Probability of Precipitation in November at Des Moines International AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%OctDecNov 119%Nov 119%Nov 3017%Nov 3017%Nov 1118%Nov 1118%Nov 2117%Nov 2117%snowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during November at Des Moines International Airport is decreasing, starting the month at 1.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.7 inches or falls below 0.5 inches, and ending the month at 1.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.2 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in November at Des Moines International Airport

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during November at Des Moines International Airport is increasing, starting the month at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.4 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.7 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in November at Des Moines International Airport

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of November at Des Moines International Airport, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 57 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 58 seconds, and weekly decrease of 13 minutes, 48 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 9 hours, 24 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 10 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November at Des Moines International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November at Des Moines International AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrOctDecnightnightdaydayNov 110 hr, 21 minNov 110 hr, 21 minNov 309 hr, 24 minNov 309 hr, 24 minNov 169 hr, 48 minNov 169 hr, 48 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Des Moines International Airport is 7:48 AM on November 2 and the earliest sunrise is 59 minutes earlier at 6:49 AM on November 3.

The latest sunset is 6:08 PM on November 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 23 minutes earlier at 4:45 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) starts at 1:00 AM on November 3, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour later.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:40 AM and sets 15 hours, 11 minutes later, at 8:52 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:38 AM and sets 9 hours, 10 minutes later, at 4:48 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November at Des Moines International Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November at Des Moines International AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOctDec6:49 AM6:49 AMNov 35:06 PMNov 35:06 PM7:21 AM7:21 AMNov 304:45 PMNov 304:45 PM7:05 AM7:05 AMNov 164:53 PMNov 164:53 PMDSTNov 3DSTNov 3SolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of November. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November at Des Moines International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November at Des Moines International AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMOctDec0101020202000010202030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of November 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for November 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November at Des Moines International Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November at Des Moines International AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecOct 21:50 PMOct 21:50 PMOct 176:27 AMOct 176:27 AMNov 17:48 AMNov 17:48 AMNov 153:29 PMNov 153:29 PMDec 112:22 AMDec 112:22 AMDec 153:02 AMDec 153:02 AMDec 304:28 PMDec 304:28 PM7:02 AM7:02 AM6:51 PM6:51 PM6:04 PM6:04 PM7:41 AM7:41 AM7:59 AM7:59 AM6:00 PM6:00 PM4:30 PM4:30 PM8:15 AM8:15 AM8:04 AM8:04 AM4:44 PM4:44 PM3:50 PM3:50 PM8:16 AM8:16 AM7:53 AM7:53 AM4:26 PM4:26 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Nov 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%7:59 AMESE6:00 PMWSW-12:59 PMS250,694 mi
2
2%9:04 AMESE6:28 PMWSW-1:46 PMS249,365 mi
3
5%9:09 AMSE6:03 PMSW-1:36 PMS247,710 mi
4
10%10:13 AMSE6:47 PMSW-2:30 PMS245,736 mi
5
18%11:13 AMSE7:41 PMSW-3:27 PMS243,443 mi
6
26%12:04 PMSE8:44 PMSW-4:24 PMS240,843 mi
7
36%12:47 PMSE9:54 PMWSW-5:21 PMS237,976 mi
8
50%1:22 PMESE11:08 PMWSW-6:15 PMS234,930 mi
9
59%1:51 PMESE--7:06 PMS231,848 mi
10
70%-12:22 AMWSW2:17 PMESE7:56 PMS228,937 mi
11
81%-1:37 AMW2:40 PME8:44 PMS226,448 mi
12
89%-2:53 AMW3:03 PME9:33 PMS224,655 mi
13
96%-4:11 AMW3:28 PMENE10:25 PMS223,804 mi
14
99%-5:31 AMWNW3:56 PMENE11:19 PMS224,064 mi
15
100%-6:53 AMWNW4:30 PMENE--
16
100%-8:15 AMNW5:13 PMNE12:17 AMS225,482 mi
17
97%-9:31 AMNW6:06 PMNE1:19 AMS227,962 mi
18
92%-10:37 AMNW7:09 PMNE2:21 AMS231,269 mi
19
84%-11:29 AMNW8:18 PMNE3:22 AMS235,070 mi
20
76%-12:09 PMWNW9:29 PMENE4:18 AMS239,007 mi
21
66%-12:40 PMWNW10:37 PMENE5:09 AMS242,745 mi
22
50%-1:05 PMWNW11:42 PMENE5:56 AMS246,019 mi
23
46%-1:26 PMWNW-6:38 AMS248,640 mi
24
36%12:45 AME1:45 PMW-7:18 AMS250,498 mi
25
27%1:45 AME2:03 PMW-7:56 AMS251,558 mi
26
19%2:45 AME2:21 PMW-8:34 AMS251,847 mi
27
12%3:46 AMESE2:41 PMWSW-9:14 AMS251,441 mi
28
6%4:48 AMESE3:03 PMWSW-9:56 AMS250,451 mi
29
2%5:53 AMESE3:30 PMWSW-10:41 AMS249,007 mi
30
0%6:59 AMESE4:03 PMSW-11:31 AMS247,239 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Des Moines International Airport is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 20, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 54% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in November at Des Moines International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in November at Des Moines International AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%OctDecNov 10%Nov 10%Nov 300%Nov 300%Nov 110%Nov 110%Nov 210%Nov 210%drydryhumidhumidmuggymuggy
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Des Moines International Airport is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 11.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 31, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.8 miles per hour, while on August 2, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in November at Des Moines International Airport

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction at Des Moines International Airport during November is predominantly out of the south from November 1 to November 29 and the west from November 29 to November 30.

Wind Direction in November at Des Moines International Airport

Wind Direction in November at Des Moines International AirportSWNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%OctDecwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Des Moines International Airport typically lasts for 6.1 months (187 days), from around April 11 to around October 15, rarely starting before March 26 or after April 27, and rarely ending before September 26 or after November 5.

The month of November at Des Moines International Airport is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season decreasing from 15% to 0% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November at Des Moines International Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November at Des Moines International AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecNov 115%Nov 115%Nov 300%Nov 300%Nov 115%Nov 115%Nov 211%Nov 211%50%Oct 1550%Oct 15frigidfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Des Moines International Airport are gradually increasing during November, increasing by 47°F, from 3,548°F to 3,595°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in November at Des Moines International Airport

Growing Degree Days in November at Des Moines International AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303,300°F3,300°F3,400°F3,400°F3,500°F3,500°F3,600°F3,600°F3,700°F3,700°F3,800°F3,800°F3,900°F3,900°FOctDecNov 13,548°FNov 13,548°FNov 303,595°FNov 303,595°FNov 113,573°FNov 113,573°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of November, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Des Moines International Airport is gradually decreasing during November, falling by 0.9 kWh, from 2.8 kWh to 2.0 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November at Des Moines International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November at Des Moines International AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWhOctDecNov 12.8 kWhNov 12.8 kWhNov 302.0 kWhNov 302.0 kWhNov 112.5 kWhNov 112.5 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Des Moines International Airport are 41.539 deg latitude, -93.659 deg longitude, and 938 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Des Moines International Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 171 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 897 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (289 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (781 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Des Moines International Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) and cropland (21%), within 10 miles by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (39%), and within 50 miles by cropland (88%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Des Moines International Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Des Moines International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Ankeny Regional Airport, Ames Municipal Airport, Osceola Municipal Airport, Boone Municipal Airport, Perry Municipal Airport, Knoxville, Chariton Municipal Airport, and Newton Municipal Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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