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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST SAT NOV 29 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28 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         29    340 PM  66    2006  43    -14       32
  MINIMUM         15    732 AM  -9    1887  25    -10       18
  AVERAGE         22                        34    -12       25

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.09 1918   0.06   0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      1.79  -0.90     2.80
  SINCE SEP 1      4.92                      7.75  -2.83     5.50
  SINCE JAN 1     33.74                     34.85  -1.11    34.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        2.0           6.5  1918   0.2    1.8       T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                       2.4   -0.3       T
  SINCE SEP 1      2.1                       2.9   -0.8       T
  SINCE JUL 1      2.1                       2.9   -0.8       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       43                        31     12       40
  MONTH TO DATE  616                       709    -93      574
  SINCE SEP 1    886                      1178   -292      772
  SINCE JUL 1    894                      1183   -289      772

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  MIXED PRECIP
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91          1100 PM
 LOWEST     46           200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        70      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -10      1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST
NOVEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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