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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 26 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    110 AM  71    1990  42     11       33       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  -2    1898  25      7       22       
  AVERAGE         43                        34      9       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.98          1.15 1935   0.06   0.92     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      1.94   0.80     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.40                      7.63   1.77     8.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.57                     34.35   4.22    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1978   0.2   -0.2      3.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.9                       1.8    5.1      5.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      6.9                       2.2    4.7      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.9                       2.2    4.7      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        32    -10       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  443                       643   -200      793       
  SINCE SEP 1    749                      1121   -372     1173       
  SINCE JUL 1    751                      1127   -376     1175       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        68      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -7      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 27 2015......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 28 2015......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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