Polk County climate

Polk County Weather in November

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ankeny, 8.2 km from Polk County

Average highs run from 55°F on November 1 to 41°F on November 30, and lows from 34°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.86 in over about 7 wet days.

November day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Polk County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

November at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.86 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
83°FNov 1, 1968
Record low
-7°FNov 8, 1991
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 23 min to 9 h 24 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
11.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Nov 155°F34°F83°F 196819°F 195124%2%
Nov 255°F34°F77°F 19659°F 195124%2%
Nov 354°F34°F78°F 20059°F 199124%2%
Nov 454°F33°F78°F 20204°F 199924%2%
Nov 553°F33°F76°F 201613°F 195123%2%
Nov 653°F33°F75°F 198012°F 195123%2%
Nov 752°F32°F76°F 200410°F 201923%2%
Nov 852°F32°F77°F 2001-7°F 199123%2%
Nov 951°F31°F80°F 200614°F 200323%3%
Nov 1051°F31°F75°F 199913°F 196023%3%
Nov 1150°F31°F76°F 20120°F 198623%3%
Nov 1250°F30°F72°F 1964-1°F 201923%3%
Nov 1349°F30°F68°F 19531°F 198623%3%
Nov 1449°F30°F73°F 1964-5°F 195923%3%
Nov 1548°F29°F75°F 19501°F 197222%4%
Nov 1648°F29°F74°F 2001-1°F 195922%4%
Nov 1747°F28°F77°F 2001-4°F 195922%4%
Nov 1847°F28°F77°F 20016°F 201423%4%
Nov 1946°F28°F68°F 19539°F 198923%4%
Nov 2046°F27°F70°F 20208°F 195022%5%
Nov 2145°F27°F72°F 20031°F 196422%5%
Nov 2245°F26°F73°F 19908°F 195622%5%
Nov 2344°F26°F65°F 19661°F 195022%5%
Nov 2444°F26°F63°F 19844°F 197023%6%
Nov 2543°F25°F69°F 2017-1°F 199123%6%
Nov 2643°F25°F62°F 1976-2°F 197723%6%
Nov 2742°F25°F69°F 19900°F 201423%6%
Nov 2842°F24°F69°F 1998-3°F 195223%7%
Nov 2941°F24°F70°F 1998-2°F 197623%7%
Nov 3041°F23°F68°F 1998-5°F 196423%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Polk County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

November 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
November 30
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:45 PM

Every day of November: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130241 (Ankeny), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130241, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.