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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1239 AM CST WED NOV 23 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 22 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         44    522 PM  69    1966  44      0       38       
  MINIMUM         38   1143 AM   0    1937  27     11       16       
  AVERAGE         41                        36      5       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          1.12 1884   0.06   0.45     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      1.68  -1.08     1.72    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.01                      7.37  -0.36     8.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.34                     34.09  -1.75    37.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.6  1991   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2      6.9     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.6   -1.6      6.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.6   -1.6      6.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        29     -5       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       520   -217      359       
  SINCE SEP 1    509                       998   -489      665       
  SINCE JUL 1    509                      1004   -495      667       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        66      1966                    
                                             1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         1      1898                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 23 2016......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 24 2016......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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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