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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT THU NOV 3 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2 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    311 PM  79    2015  56      9       79
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  10    1951  37     15       52
  AVERAGE         59                        46     13       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.09          0.98 1928   0.08   0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.17  -0.08     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      6.50                      5.86   0.64     6.66
  SINCE JAN 1     31.83                     32.58  -0.75    35.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        6                        19    -13        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        37    -31        5
  SINCE SEP 1    212                       515   -303      311
  SINCE JUL 1    212                       521   -309      313

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        1
  SINCE SEP 1    251                       127    124      259
  SINCE JAN 1   1448                      1066    382     1211
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM
 LOWEST     44          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        76      2008
                                             1978
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         7      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  3 2016......SUNRISE   749 AM CDT   SUNSET   606 PM CDT
NOVEMBER  4 2016......SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   605 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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