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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1227 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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         51    328 PM  76    2001  48      3       59
  MINIMUM         31    614 AM   0    1959  30      1       43
  AVERAGE         41                        39      2       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1952   0.06  -0.06     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.09  -0.67     2.30
  SINCE SEP 1      4.45                      7.05  -2.60     5.00
  SINCE JAN 1     33.27                     34.15  -0.88    34.33

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1886   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.9   -0.8      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.1                       1.4   -1.3      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       1.4   -1.3      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        26     -2       14
  MONTH TO DATE  315                       363    -48      264
  SINCE SEP 1    585                       832   -247      462
  SINCE JUL 1    593                       837   -244      462

 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    69           700 AM
 LOWEST     23           300 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      2016
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -2      1959


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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