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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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         76R  1230 PM  75    1941  47     29       61       
  MINIMUM         54   1158 PM  -2    1959  30     24       54       
  AVERAGE         65                        38     27       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1958   0.07  -0.07     0.42    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.36  -1.27     0.99    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.50                      7.05  -0.55     7.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.83                     33.77  -1.94    36.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1957   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        27    -27        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       379   -206      208       
  SINCE SEP 1    379                       857   -478      514       
  SINCE JUL 1    379                       863   -484      516       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2016......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2016......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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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