Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
617 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   10/05/1963
 LOW                7   10/28/1925
HIGHEST            81   10/21        83      -2       86  10/04
LOWEST             27   10/07        26       1       30  10/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.0              63.1    -0.1     68.5
AVG. MINIMUM     42.5              43.0    -0.5     44.4
MEAN             52.7              53.1    -0.4     56.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               3.6     2.4        5
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.29   1941
 MINIMUM         0.03   1952
TOTALS           3.34              2.64    0.70     1.23
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.09    0.02     0.04
DAYS >= .01        11               8.9     2.1        3
DAYS >= .10         5               5.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= .50         1               1.7    -0.7        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.7     0.3        1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            7.4   5
                        0
                        -26215
TOTALS            0.0               0.4    -0.4      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.4    -0.4      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     385               384       1      296
 SINCE 7/1        454               484     -30      412
COOLING TOTAL      11                14      -3       38
 SINCE 1/1       1610              1066     544     1353
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/290    DATE  10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/300    DATE  10/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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