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CDUS43 KDMX 062327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST FRI NOV 6 2009  
 
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 6 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 70 337 PM 76 1909 52 18 55  
MINIMUM 47 105 AM 10 1991 33 14 40  
AVERAGE 59 43 16 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.74 2000 0.08 -0.08 0.45  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.48 -0.48 1.13  
SINCE SEP 1 7.78 6.25 1.53 8.48  
SINCE JAN 1 34.67 31.77 2.90 46.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.3 1991 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 22 -16 17  
MONTH TO DATE 96 126 -30 31  
SINCE SEP 1 656 615 41 459  
SINCE JUL 1 670 622 48 459  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 600 AM  
LOWEST 47 200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 79 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 -3 1991  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 6 2009......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 7 2009......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 502 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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