743  
CDUS43 KDMX 090628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1227 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 8 2009
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 75 251 PM 80 1999 51 24 35  
MINIMUM 49 700 AM -4 1991 32 17 29  
AVERAGE 62 42 20 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.86 1879 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.64 -0.64 1.15  
SINCE SEP 1 7.78 6.41 1.37 8.50  
SINCE JAN 1 34.67 31.93 2.74 46.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.7 1932 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0.1  
SINCE SEP 1 1.1 1.2 -0.1 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.1 1.2 -0.1 0.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 23 -20 33  
MONTH TO DATE 102 172 -70 92  
SINCE SEP 1 662 661 1 520  
SINCE JUL 1 676 668 8 520  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 800 AM  
LOWEST 45 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 77 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 15 1991  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 9 2009......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 500 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 10 2009......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 459 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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