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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
550 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21 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         44    149 PM  74    1990  46     -2       41
  MINIMUM         39    903 AM  -1    1937  28     11       30
  AVERAGE         42                        37      5       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.06 1898   0.06  -0.06      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      1.39  -0.82     2.80
  SINCE SEP 1      4.60                      7.35  -2.75     5.50
  SINCE JAN 1     33.42                     34.45  -1.03    34.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           4.8  2007   0.1   -0.1       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.4   -1.3       T
  SINCE SEP 1      0.1                       1.9   -1.8       T
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       1.9   -1.8       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           23                        28     -5       29
  MONTH TO DATE  423                       499    -76      364
  SINCE SEP 1    693                       968   -275      562
  SINCE JUL 1    701                       973   -272      562

 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM
 LOWEST     62           500 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        69      1966
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1937


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST
NOVEMBER 22 2025......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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