660  
CDUS43 KDMX 012228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SAT NOV 01 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1 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 48 104 PM 82 1938 55 -7 58  
MINIMUM 39 757 AM 16 1895 36 3 32  
AVERAGE 44 46 -2 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.07 2.05 1971 0.07 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 4.10 6.03 -1.93 2.70  
SINCE JAN 1 32.92 33.13 -0.21 32.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.8 1991 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 19 2 20  
MONTH TO DATE 21 19 2 20  
SINCE SEP 1 291 488 -197 218  
SINCE JUL 1 299 493 -194 218  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 AM  
LOWEST 73 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 79 2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 10 1951  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 1 2025......SUNRISE 747 AM CDT SUNSET 609 PM CDT  
NOVEMBER 2 2025......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 508 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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