925  
CDUS43 KDMX 180634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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 54 132 PM 76 2016 48 6 54  
MINIMUM 40 740 AM -2 1959 30 10 42  
AVERAGE 47 38 9 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.11 1.85 1958 0.07 0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.16 -0.63 2.30  
SINCE SEP 1 4.56 7.12 -2.56 5.00  
SINCE JAN 1 33.38 34.22 -0.84 34.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 49 1100 PM  
LOWEST 28 100 PM  
AVERAGE 39  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 76 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 4 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 451 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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