ABUS34 KDSM 150129
PNSDSM

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
728 PM CST WED NOV 14 2001 

               ...RECORD SETTING NOVEMBER WARMTH...

IT IS LIKELY THAT A NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE SET 
BEFORE MIDNIGHT IN DES MOINES. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE TEMPERATURE 
WILL REACH OR EXCEED THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 
55 DEGREES SET IN 1958. 

APPROACHING THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE SO FAR 
FOR NOVEMBER IS 54 DEGREES. THIS IS 10.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE 
WARMEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD OCCURRED IN 1999 WITH A MONTHLY AVERAGE 
TEMPERATURE OF 47.4 DEGREES. THE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL LAST 
INTO THE WEEKEND BEFORE...WHAT APPEARS TO BE...A SHORT LIVED COOL 
DOWN.

HERE IS A LIST FOR OTHER CITIES...

             CURRENT NOVEMBER AVG TEMP     DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL

WATERLOO             50.7                        10.4 ABOVE
OTTUMWA              53.0                         8.7 ABOVE
MASON CITY           49.0                        10.3 ABOVE
MARSHALLTOWN         50.2                         9.3 ABOVE
LAMONI               54.2                         9.8 ABOVE

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