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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1258 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 7 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         58    332 PM  79    1915  53      5       48       
  MINIMUM         31    322 AM  -3    1991  35     -4       30       
  AVERAGE         45                        44      1       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1932   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.59  -0.49     0.70    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.11                      6.28   1.83     6.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.48                     33.00   7.48    30.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.2  1925   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        21     -1       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       138    -14      130       
  SINCE SEP 1    504                       616   -112      520       
  SINCE JUL 1    506                       622   -116      520       
                                                                     
 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        80      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        -4      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  8 2014......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  9 2014......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   500 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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