236  
CDUS43 KDMX 120640  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1240 AM CST WED NOV 12 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 11 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 62 328 PM 73 1964 50 12 50  
MINIMUM 32 317 AM 0 1986 32 0 37  
AVERAGE 47 41 6 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.58 1879 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.76 -0.34 1.87  
SINCE SEP 1 4.45 6.72 -2.27 4.57  
SINCE JAN 1 33.27 33.82 -0.55 33.90  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.9 2019 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.6 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.1 1.1 -1.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 1.1 -1.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 24 -6 21  
MONTH TO DATE 246 237 9 168  
SINCE SEP 1 516 706 -190 366  
SINCE JUL 1 524 711 -187 366  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 1000 PM  
LOWEST 38 300 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 71 1902  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 -1 2019  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 12 2025......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 457 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 13 2025......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 456 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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