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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 24 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         50    917 PM  70    2017  44      6       60
  MINIMUM         45    233 AM   1    1950  27     18       35
  AVERAGE         48                        36     12       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.23          0.91 2009   0.06   0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.56  -0.76     2.80
  SINCE SEP 1      4.83                      7.52  -2.69     5.50
  SINCE JAN 1     33.65                     34.62  -0.97    34.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1975   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.7   -1.6       T
  SINCE SEP 1      0.1                       2.2   -2.1       T
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       2.2   -2.1       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                        30    -13       17
  MONTH TO DATE  481                       587   -106      439
  SINCE SEP 1    751                      1056   -305      637
  SINCE JUL 1    759                      1061   -302      637

 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM
 LOWEST     93           300 AM
 AVERAGE    97

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        68      1960
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         2      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 25 2025......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST
NOVEMBER 26 2025......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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