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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
1245 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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         57    308 AM  76    2001  48      9       27       
  MINIMUM         50   1005 AM   0    1959  30     20       12       
  AVERAGE         54                        39     15       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          1.65 1952   0.07   0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      1.29  -0.72     0.23    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.23                      6.98   0.25     8.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.40                     33.70   2.70    40.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1886   0.0    0.0      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6      2.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.0   -1.0      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.0   -1.0      2.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        26    -15       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       352   -151      430       
  SINCE SEP 1    507                       830   -323      810       
  SINCE JUL 1    509                       836   -327      812       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -2      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 17 2015......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 18 2015......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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