835  
CDUS43 KDMX 170627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1227 AM CST MON NOV 17 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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 51 328 PM 76 2001 48 3 59  
MINIMUM 31 614 AM 0 1959 30 1 43  
AVERAGE 41 39 2 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.65 1952 0.06 -0.06 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.09 -0.67 2.30  
SINCE SEP 1 4.45 7.05 -2.60 5.00  
SINCE JAN 1 33.27 34.15 -0.88 34.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 1886 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.9 -0.8 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.1 1.4 -1.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 1.4 -1.3 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 24 26 -2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 315 363 -48 264  
SINCE SEP 1 585 832 -247 462  
SINCE JUL 1 593 837 -244 462  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 700 AM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -2 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 452 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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