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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 14 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         62    316 PM  73    1990  49     13       66       
                                      1964                          
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  -1    1959  31      9       37       
  AVERAGE         51                        40     11       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1947   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.14  -1.05     0.34    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.50                      6.83  -0.33     7.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.83                     33.55  -1.72    36.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1906   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.9   -0.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.9   -0.9       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        25    -11       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       301   -154      176       
  SINCE SEP 1    353                       779   -426      482       
  SINCE JUL 1    353                       785   -432      484       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         1      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 15 2016......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 16 2016......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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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