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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CST THU NOV 20 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         45    130 PM  76    1897  46     -1       43
  MINIMUM         39    142 AM   5    1964  28     11       31
  AVERAGE         42                        37      5       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.87 1907   0.06  -0.06      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      1.33  -0.76     2.80
  SINCE SEP 1      4.60                      7.29  -2.69     5.50
  SINCE JAN 1     33.42                     34.39  -0.97    34.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           6.7  2015   0.1   -0.1       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.3   -1.2       T
  SINCE SEP 1      0.1                       1.8   -1.7       T
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       1.8   -1.7       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           23                        28     -5       28
  MONTH TO DATE  400                       471    -71      335
  SINCE SEP 1    670                       940   -270      533
  SINCE JUL 1    678                       945   -267      533

 COOLING
  TODAY            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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     93           200 PM
 AVERAGE    97

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        74      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1937


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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