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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CST MON NOV 2 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1 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         76    240 PM  82    1938  56     20       48       
  MINIMUM         44    721 AM  16    1895  38      6       23       
  AVERAGE         60                        47     13       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1971   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.66                      5.78   0.88     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.83                     32.50   3.33    40.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1991   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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        5                        18    -13       29       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        18    -13       29       
  SINCE SEP 1    311                       496   -185      409       
  SINCE JUL 1    313                       502   -189      411       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    258                       127    131      106       
  SINCE JAN 1   1210                      1066    144     1075       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        10      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  2 2015......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  3 2015......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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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