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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
101 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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         61   1129 PM  75    1941  47     14       19       
  MINIMUM         54   1205 AM  -2    1959  30     24       11       
  AVERAGE         58                        38     20       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          1.85 1958   0.07   0.35      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      1.36  -0.37     0.23    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.65                      7.05   0.60     8.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.82                     33.77   3.05    40.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1957   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.7   -0.7      2.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      2.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        27    -20       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       379   -171      480       
  SINCE SEP 1    514                       857   -343      860       
  SINCE JUL 1    516                       863   -347      862       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2015......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2015......SUNRISE   708 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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