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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81    327 PM  84    1927  58     23       51       
  MINIMUM         50   1210 AM   7    1925  39     11       37       
  AVERAGE         66                        48     18       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1982   0.08  -0.08     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      2.39  -1.48     1.12    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.41                      5.44   0.97     6.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.74                     32.16  -0.42    35.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1913   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        17    -17       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       332   -166      220       
  SINCE SEP 1    187                       426   -239      248       
  SINCE JUL 1    187                       432   -245      250       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        11     20       15       
  SINCE SEP 1    248                       124    124      258       
  SINCE JAN 1   1445                      1063    382     1210       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        89      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        11      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2016.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   613 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2016.......SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   611 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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