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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST SAT NOV 19 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18 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         64    630 AM  76    1999  47     17       60       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM   4    1891  29      4       41       
  AVERAGE         49                        38     11       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.72 1983   0.06  -0.06     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.42  -1.33     1.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.50                      7.11  -0.61     7.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.83                     33.83  -2.00    36.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.2  1957   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.2   -1.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.2   -1.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        27    -11       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       406   -217      222       
  SINCE SEP 1    395                       884   -489      528       
  SINCE JUL 1    395                       890   -495      530       
                                                                     
 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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        75      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         3      1914                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 19 2016......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 20 2016......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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