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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1226 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 19 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         43    254 PM  75    1942  46     -3       47       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM   3    1914  29     -2       31       
  AVERAGE         35                        37     -2       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1948   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.49  -1.40     1.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.50                      7.18  -0.68     7.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.83                     33.90  -2.07    36.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1981   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.9   -0.9       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.3   -1.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.3   -1.3       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        28      2       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       434   -215      248       
  SINCE SEP 1    425                       912   -487      554       
  SINCE JUL 1    425                       918   -493      556       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        76      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         5      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 20 2016......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 21 2016......SUNRISE   711 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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