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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1234 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54    132 PM  76    2016  48      6       54       
  MINIMUM         40    740 AM  -2    1959  30     10       42       
  AVERAGE         47                        38      9       48     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.85 1958   0.07   0.04     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.16  -0.63     2.30     
  SINCE SEP 1      4.56                      7.12  -2.56     5.00     
  SINCE JAN 1     33.38                     34.22  -0.84    34.33     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1957   0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.0   -0.9      0.0      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.1                       1.5   -1.4      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       1.5   -1.4      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       18                        26     -8       17        
  MONTH TO DATE  333                       389    -56      281        
  SINCE SEP 1    603                       858   -255      479        
  SINCE JUL 1    611                       863   -252      479        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE SEP 1    244                       136    108      238        
  SINCE JAN 1   1272                      1071    201     1318        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    49          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    39                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1999                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1891                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST     
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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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