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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST TUE NOV 3 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2 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         79R   245 PM  78    1938  56     23       61       
  MINIMUM         52    719 AM  10    1951  37     15       39       
  AVERAGE         66                        46     20       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1928   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.66                      5.86   0.80     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.83                     32.58   3.25    40.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        19    -19       15       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        37    -32       44       
  SINCE SEP 1    311                       515   -204      424       
  SINCE JUL 1    313                       521   -208      426       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    259                       127    132      106       
  SINCE JAN 1   1211                      1066    145     1075       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                     
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    71           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        76      2008                    
                                             1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         7      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  3 2015......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  4 2015......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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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