934  
CDUS43 KDMX 212350  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
550 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21 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 44 149 PM 74 1990 46 -2 41  
MINIMUM 39 903 AM -1 1937 28 11 30  
AVERAGE 42 37 5 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.06 1898 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 1.39 -0.82 2.80  
SINCE SEP 1 4.60 7.35 -2.75 5.50  
SINCE JAN 1 33.42 34.45 -1.03 34.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.8 2007 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.4 -1.3 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.1 1.9 -1.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.1 1.9 -1.8 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 28 -5 29  
MONTH TO DATE 423 499 -76 364  
SINCE SEP 1 693 968 -275 562  
SINCE JUL 1 701 973 -272 562  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 100 AM  
LOWEST 62 500 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 69 1966  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 22 2025......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 449 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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