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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 14 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         74R   320 PM  73    1964  49     25       48
                                      1990
  MINIMUM         45    714 AM  -1    1959  31     14       37
  AVERAGE         60                        40     20       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1947   0.06  -0.06      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.96  -0.54     2.29
  SINCE SEP 1      4.45                      6.92  -2.47     4.99
  SINCE JAN 1     33.27                     34.02  -0.75    34.32

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1947   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.8   -0.7      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.1                       1.3   -1.2      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       1.3   -1.2      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                        25    -20       22
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       311    -29      234
  SINCE SEP 1    552                       780   -228      432
  SINCE JUL 1    560                       785   -225      432

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM
 LOWEST     45           300 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 15 2025......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST
NOVEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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