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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SUN NOV 1 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         53    427 PM  86    1950  57     -4       44
  MINIMUM         46   1149 PM  18    1949  38      8       30
  AVERAGE         50                        47      3       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.87 1922   0.08   0.08      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      2.64  -1.23     3.78
  SINCE SEP 1      6.66                      5.69   0.97     8.01
  SINCE JAN 1     35.83                     32.41   3.42    40.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        18     -3       28
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       384   -106      302
  SINCE SEP 1    306                       478   -172      380
  SINCE JUL 1    308                       484   -176      382

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        14      1        1
  SINCE SEP 1    258                       127    131      106
  SINCE JAN 1   1210                      1066    144     1075
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     71           400 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  1 2015......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST
NOVEMBER  2 2015......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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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