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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1231 AM CST WED NOV 22 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21 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         47    321 AM  74    1990  45      2       47       
  MINIMUM         22   1151 PM  -1    1937  28     -6       26       
  AVERAGE         35                        36     -1       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.06 1898   0.07  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      1.62  -1.37     0.09    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.54                      7.31   0.23     6.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.78                     34.03  -4.25    31.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  2007   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.5   -1.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.5   -1.5       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        29      1       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  552                       491     61      279       
  SINCE SEP 1    872                       969    -97      485       
  SINCE JUL 1    872                       975   -103      485       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  SLEET                                                              

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        69      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         0      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 22 2017......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 23 2017......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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