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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
104 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 12 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         56    311 PM  71    1902  50      6       53       
  MINIMUM         30    622 AM   4    1986  32     -2       39       
                                      1940                          
                                      1911                          
  AVERAGE         43                        41      2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 2010   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.98  -0.89     0.34    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.50                      6.67  -0.17     7.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.83                     33.39  -1.56    36.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  1959   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        24     -2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       252   -133      140       
  SINCE SEP 1    325                       730   -405      446       
  SINCE JUL 1    325                       736   -411      448       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        81      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        -1      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 13 2016......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 14 2016......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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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