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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1238 AM CST SUN NOV 29 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28 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         33    120 PM  66    2006  41     -8       44       
  MINIMUM         26    908 AM  -9    1887  24      2       14       
  AVERAGE         30                        32     -2       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1918   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      2.07   0.67     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.40                      7.76   1.64     8.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.57                     34.48   4.09    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.9                       2.1    4.8      5.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      6.9                       2.5    4.4      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.9                       2.5    4.4      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        33      2       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  513                       708   -195      881       
  SINCE SEP 1    819                      1186   -367     1261       
  SINCE JUL 1    821                      1192   -371     1263       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        70      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -10      1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 29 2015......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 30 2015......SUNRISE   720 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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