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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
1233 AM CST SAT NOV 18 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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         52    536 PM  76    2016  47      5       76       
  MINIMUM         36   1242 AM  -2    1959  30      6       54       
  AVERAGE         44                        38      6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.85 1958   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.36  -1.32     0.09    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.33                      7.05   0.28     6.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.57                     33.77  -4.20    31.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1957   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        27     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  450                       379     71      173       
  SINCE SEP 1    770                       857    -87      379       
  SINCE JUL 1    770                       863    -93      379       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  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                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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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 2017......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2017......SUNRISE   708 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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