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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
1228 AM CST MON NOV 20 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 19 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         48    404 PM  75    1942  46      2       43       
  MINIMUM         22    730 AM   3    1914  29     -7       27       
  AVERAGE         35                        37     -2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1948   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      1.49  -1.25     0.09    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.53                      7.18   0.35     6.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.77                     33.90  -4.13    31.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1981   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       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       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  507                       434     73      219       
  SINCE SEP 1    827                       912    -85      425       
  SINCE JUL 1    827                       918    -91      425       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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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 2017......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 21 2017......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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