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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
144 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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         44    333 PM  86    1950  57    -13       54
  MINIMUM         30   1111 PM  18    1949  38     -8       43
  AVERAGE         37                        47    -10       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.87 1922   0.08  -0.08      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.78                      2.64   1.14     3.92
  SINCE SEP 1      8.01                      5.69   2.32     6.28
  SINCE JAN 1     40.38                     32.41   7.97    29.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       28                        18     10       16
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       384    -82      366
  SINCE SEP 1    380                       478    -98      390
  SINCE JUL 1    382                       484   -102      390

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        14    -13       31
  SINCE SEP 1    106                       127    -21      252
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                      1066      9     1353
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    58          1200 AM
 LOWEST     33           400 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  1 2014......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   609 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  2 2014......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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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