669  
CDUS43 KDMX 190636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST WED NOV 19 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18 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 45 1058 AM 76 1999 47 -2 62  
MINIMUM 40 731 AM 4 1891 29 11 47  
AVERAGE 43 38 5 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.72 1983 0.05 -0.04 0.50  
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.21 -0.67 2.80  
SINCE SEP 1 4.57 7.17 -2.60 5.50  
SINCE JAN 1 33.39 34.27 -0.88 34.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 1957 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.1 -1.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.1 1.6 -1.5 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 1.6 -1.5 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 27 -5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 355 416 -61 291  
SINCE SEP 1 625 885 -260 489  
SINCE JUL 1 633 890 -257 489  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 900 PM  
LOWEST 65 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 75 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 3 1914  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 451 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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