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CDUS43 KDMX 182338
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18 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 45 1058 AM 76 1999 47 -2 62
MINIMUM 40 731 AM 4 1891 29 11 47
AVERAGE 43 38 5 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.12 0.72 1983 0.05 0.07 0.50
MONTH TO DATE 0.65 1.21 -0.56 2.80
SINCE SEP 1 4.68 7.17 -2.49 5.50
SINCE JAN 1 33.50 34.27 -0.77 34.83
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.2 1957 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.1 -1.0 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.1 1.6 -1.5 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 1.6 -1.5 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 22 27 -5 10
MONTH TO DATE 355 416 -61 291
SINCE SEP 1 625 885 -260 489
SINCE JUL 1 633 890 -257 489
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 NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 200 PM
LOWEST 65 1200 AM
AVERAGE 77
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 75 1942
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 3 1914
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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