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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
539 PM CST MON NOV 17 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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 54 132 PM 76 2016 48 6 54
MINIMUM 40 740 AM -2 1959 30 10 42
AVERAGE 47 38 9 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.85 1958 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.16 -0.74 2.30
SINCE SEP 1 4.45 7.12 -2.67 5.00
SINCE JAN 1 33.27 34.22 -0.95 34.33
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.4 1957 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.0 -0.9 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.1 1.5 -1.4 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 1.5 -1.4 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 18 26 -8 17
MONTH TO DATE 333 389 -56 281
SINCE SEP 1 603 858 -255 479
SINCE JUL 1 611 863 -252 479
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 46 400 AM
LOWEST 28 100 PM
AVERAGE 37
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 76 1999
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 4 1891
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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