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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 27 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         32    104 AM  68    1998  41     -9       22       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM  -7    1887  25      2        4       
  AVERAGE         30                        33     -3       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.41 2006   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      2.00   0.74     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.40                      7.69   1.71     8.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.57                     34.41   4.16    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1995   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.9                       2.0    4.9      5.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      6.9                       2.4    4.5      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.9                       2.4    4.5      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        32      3       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  478                       675   -197      845       
  SINCE SEP 1    784                      1153   -369     1225       
  SINCE JUL 1    786                      1159   -373     1227       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        66      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -9      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 28 2015......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 29 2015......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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