319  
CDUS43 KDMX 130638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1238 AM CST THU NOV 13 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 12 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 61 324 PM 71 1902 50 11 53  
MINIMUM 35 542 AM -1 2019 32 3 34  
AVERAGE 48 41 7 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.96 2010 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.83 -0.41 1.87  
SINCE SEP 1 4.45 6.79 -2.34 4.57  
SINCE JAN 1 33.27 33.89 -0.62 33.90  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 1959 0.0 0.0 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 17 24 -7 21  
MONTH TO DATE 263 261 2 189  
SINCE SEP 1 533 730 -197 387  
SINCE JUL 1 541 735 -194 387  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 600 AM  
LOWEST 32 300 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 81 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 -1 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 13 2025......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 456 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 14 2025......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 455 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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