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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST TUE NOV 4 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 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         66    340 PM  76    2008  55     11       58       
                                      1978                          
  MINIMUM         46    250 AM   7    1991  37      9       35       
  AVERAGE         56                        46     10       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.18 2003   0.09  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.26  -0.24      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      8.03                      5.95   2.08     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.40                     32.67   7.73    29.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1901   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        19    -10       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        56     -3       53       
  SINCE SEP 1    433                       534   -101      443       
  SINCE JUL 1    435                       540   -105      443       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        75      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         4      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  4 2014......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  5 2014......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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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