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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
116 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30 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         38    912 PM  69    1922  40     -2       45       
  MINIMUM         32    214 AM  -3    1964  23      9       14       
  AVERAGE         35                        31      4       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          0.91 1881   0.06   0.31      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      2.19   1.17     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.02                      7.88   2.14     8.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.19                     34.60   4.59    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.0  1893   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.9                       2.5    4.4      5.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      6.9                       2.9    4.0      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.9                       2.9    4.0      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        34     -4       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  573                       775   -202      935       
  SINCE SEP 1    879                      1252   -373     1315       
  SINCE JUL 1    881                      1258   -377     1317       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        66      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -8      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  1 2015......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
DECEMBER  2 2015......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   445 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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