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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
544 PM CST MON NOV 23 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 23 2015...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         46    304 PM  66    1966  44      2       55       
                                      1931                          
  MINIMUM         29    729 AM   1    1898  27      2       36       
  AVERAGE         38                        35      3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.88 1931   0.07  -0.07     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      1.75  -0.03     0.33    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.38                      7.44   0.94     8.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.55                     34.16   3.39    40.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           5.2  1991   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.9                       1.3    5.6      2.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      6.9                       1.7    5.2      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.9                       1.7    5.2      2.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           27                        30     -3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  386                       550   -164      684       
  SINCE SEP 1    692                      1028   -336     1064       
  SINCE JUL 1    694                      1034   -340     1066       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        67      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         1      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 23 2015......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 24 2015......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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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