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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1227 AM CST SAT NOV 29 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28 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    418 PM  66    2006  41      3       34       
  MINIMUM         14   1233 AM  -9    1887  24    -10       20       
  AVERAGE         29                        32     -3       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1918   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      2.07  -1.49     1.36    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.59                      7.76   0.83     7.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.96                     34.48   6.48    31.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.8                       2.1    3.7      1.4     
  SINCE SEP 1      5.8                       2.5    3.3      1.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.8                       2.5    3.3      1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        33      3       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  881                       708    173      753       
  SINCE SEP 1   1261                      1186     75     1143       
  SINCE JUL 1   1263                      1192     71     1143       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        70      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -10      1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 29 2014......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 30 2014......SUNRISE   721 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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