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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT THU NOV 2 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    310 PM  82    1938  56     -7       75       
  MINIMUM         33    607 AM  16    1895  38     -5       56       
  AVERAGE         41                        47     -6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.05 1971   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      7.29                      5.78   1.51     6.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.53                     32.50  -2.97    31.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1991   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        18      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        18      6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    344                       496   -152      206       
  SINCE JUL 1    344                       502   -158      206       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE SEP 1    226                       127     99      251       
  SINCE JAN 1   1306                      1066    240     1448       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        79      2015                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        10      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  2 2017......SUNRISE   748 AM CDT   SUNSET   608 PM CDT   
NOVEMBER  3 2017......SUNRISE   749 AM CDT   SUNSET   607 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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