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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         19    215 PM  75    1941  47    -28       57       
  MINIMUM         11   1159 PM  -2    1959  30    -19       42       
  AVERAGE         15                        38    -23       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.85 1958   0.07  -0.07     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      1.36  -1.13     1.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.24                      7.05   1.19     7.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.61                     33.77   6.84    30.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             1.4  1957   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                       0.7    2.1      0.4     
  SINCE SEP 1      2.8                       1.1    1.7      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.8                       1.1    1.7      0.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       50                        27     23       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  480                       379    101      358       
  SINCE SEP 1    860                       857      3      748       
  SINCE JUL 1    862                       863     -1      748       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    106                       127    -21      252       
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                      1066      9     1353       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2014......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2014......SUNRISE   708 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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