438  
CDUS43 KDMX 200632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST THU NOV 20 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 19 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 45 520 PM 75 1942 47 -2 54  
MINIMUM 41 1156 PM 3 1914 29 12 43  
AVERAGE 43 38 5 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 2.47 1948 0.06 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 1.27 -0.70 2.80  
SINCE SEP 1 4.60 7.23 -2.63 5.50  
SINCE JAN 1 33.42 34.33 -0.91 34.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 1981 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.2 -1.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.1 1.7 -1.6 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 1.7 -1.6 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 27 -5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 377 443 -66 307  
SINCE SEP 1 647 912 -265 505  
SINCE JUL 1 655 917 -262 505  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 89 1100 PM  
AVERAGE 95  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 76 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 5 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 450 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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