Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIDSM
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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