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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1227 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 27 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         22   1237 AM  68    1998  41    -19       28       
  MINIMUM          4    829 AM  -7    1887  25    -21       11       
  AVERAGE         13                        33    -20       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.41 2006   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      2.00  -1.42     1.36    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.59                      7.69   0.90     7.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.96                     34.41   6.55    31.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.5  1995   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.8                       2.0    3.8      1.4     
  SINCE SEP 1      5.8                       2.4    3.4      1.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.8                       2.4    3.4      1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        32     20       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  845                       675    170      715       
  SINCE SEP 1   1225                      1153     72     1105       
  SINCE JUL 1   1227                      1159     68     1105       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        66      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -9      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 28 2014......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 29 2014......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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