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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1231 AM CST WED NOV 4 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 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         73    250 PM  76    2008  55     18       66
                                      1978
  MINIMUM         49    616 AM   7    1991  37     12       46
  AVERAGE         61                        46     15       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.18 2003   0.09  -0.08     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.26  -0.25     0.02
  SINCE SEP 1      6.67                      5.95   0.72     8.03
  SINCE JAN 1     35.84                     32.67   3.17    40.40

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1901   0.0    0.0      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        4                        19    -15        9
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        56    -47       53
  SINCE SEP 1    315                       534   -219      433
  SINCE JUL 1    317                       540   -223      435

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     53           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        75      1909
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         4      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  4 2015......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST
NOVEMBER  5 2015......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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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