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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1233 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 12 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    257 PM  71    1902  50      3       27       
  MINIMUM         39    728 AM   4    1986  32      7       18       
                                      1940                          
                                      1911                          
  AVERAGE         46                        41      5       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.96 2010   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.98  -0.64     0.11    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.00                      6.67   0.33     8.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.17                     33.39   2.78    40.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  1959   0.0    0.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4      0.3     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.8   -0.8      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.8   -0.8      0.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        24     -5       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       252   -112      259       
  SINCE SEP 1    446                       730   -284      639       
  SINCE JUL 1    448                       736   -288      641       
                                                                     
 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    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    24.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        81      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        -1      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 13 2015......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 14 2015......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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