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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
527 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 23 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         59    334 PM  66    1966  43     16       55       
                                      1931                          
  MINIMUM         47    814 AM   1    1898  26     21       24       
  AVERAGE         53                        34     19       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.88 1931   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      1.68  -1.38     1.85    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.08                      7.45   0.63     9.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.97                     32.97   2.00    46.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           5.2  1991   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.1   -3.1      0.1     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.1                       3.5   -2.4      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.1                       3.5   -2.4      0.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        30    -18       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  363                       578   -215      555       
  SINCE SEP 1    923                      1067   -144      983       
  SINCE JUL 1    937                      1074   -137      983       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE SEP 1    108                       122    -14      115       
  SINCE JAN 1    894                      1052   -158      931       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        65      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         1      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 23 2009......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 24 2009......SUNRISE   714 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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