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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1228 AM CST MON DEC 1 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30 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         45   1211 AM  69    1922  40      5       54       
  MINIMUM         14   1159 PM  -3    1964  23     -9       30       
  AVERAGE         30                        31     -1       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.91 1881   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      2.19  -1.61     1.36    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.59                      7.88   0.71     7.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.96                     34.60   6.36    31.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.0  1893   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.8                       2.5    3.3      1.4     
  SINCE SEP 1      5.8                       2.9    2.9      1.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.8                       2.9    2.9      1.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        34      1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  935                       775    160      813       
  SINCE SEP 1   1315                      1252     63     1203       
  SINCE JUL 1   1317                      1258     59     1203       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        66      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -8      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  1 2014......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  2 2014......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   445 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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