805  
CDUS43 KDMX 230651  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1245 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009  
 
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 22 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 54 1243 PM 69 1966 43 11 36  
MINIMUM 46 301 AM 0 1937 26 20 26  
AVERAGE 50 35 15 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.12 1884 0.07 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.62 -1.32 1.85  
SINCE SEP 1 8.08 7.39 0.69 9.20  
SINCE JAN 1 34.97 32.91 2.06 46.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.6 1991 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.9 -2.9 0.1  
SINCE SEP 1 1.1 3.3 -2.2 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.1 3.3 -2.2 0.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 30 -15 34  
MONTH TO DATE 351 548 -197 530  
SINCE SEP 1 911 1037 -126 958  
SINCE JUL 1 925 1044 -119 958  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 200 AM  
LOWEST 71 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 66 1966  
1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 1 1898  
 
 
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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