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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 15 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         67    211 PM  75    1950  49     18       63
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM   1    1940  30     14       35
  AVERAGE         56                        39     17       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 1988   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.03  -0.61     2.29
  SINCE SEP 1      4.45                      6.99  -2.54     4.99
  SINCE JAN 1     33.27                     34.09  -0.82    34.32

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  2022   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.8   -0.7      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.1                       1.3   -1.2      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       1.3   -1.2      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        26    -17       16
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       337    -46      250
  SINCE SEP 1    561                       806   -245      448
  SINCE JUL 1    569                       811   -242      448

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75          1200 AM
 LOWEST     45           300 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      2001
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         0      1959


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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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