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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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         65    427 PM  86    1950  57      8       53       
  MINIMUM         47   1201 AM  18    1949  38      9       46       
  AVERAGE         56                        47      9       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.87 1922   0.08  -0.08     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      2.64  -1.73     1.41    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.41                      5.69   0.72     6.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.74                     32.41  -0.67    35.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        18     -9       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       384   -199      278       
  SINCE SEP 1    206                       478   -272      306       
  SINCE JUL 1    206                       484   -278      308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        14     19       15       
  SINCE SEP 1    250                       127    123      258       
  SINCE JAN 1   1447                      1066    381     1210       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1895                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  1 2016......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   609 PM CDT   
NOVEMBER  2 2016......SUNRISE   748 AM CDT   SUNSET   608 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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