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West Des Moines, IA

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Temp:	59^oF	Feels Like:	59^oF
Humid:	83%	Dew Pt:	54^oF
Barom:	30.14	Wind Dir:	E
Cond:	N/A	Wind Spd:	9 mph
Sunrise:	5:46	Sunset:	8:36
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	High	Low	Last	Chg
Jul	664'6	655'4	656'4	-4'6
Sep	567'4	555'0	566'2	3'2
Dec	536'6	527'0	536'0	1'6
Mar	547'6	538'0	547'0	2'0
May	555'2	546'0	554'6	2'0
Jul	562'4	553'2	562'4	2'2
Sep	552'6	545'6	551'0	1'6
Dec	552'0	545'0	552'0	-0'4

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Jul	1505'6	1471'2	1476'0	-23'2
Aug	1421'6	1396'0	1402'0	-12'0
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Nov	1250'0	1239'2	1248'2	4'6
Jan	1256'2	1245'4	1255'0	5'0
Mar	1259'4	1249'4	1258'2	4'6
May	1261'2	1251'4	1258'6	4'6
Jul	1268'0	1258'6	1264'4	5'0

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Sep	764'2	751'4	751'4	-8'6
Dec	780'0	767'6	768'4	-9'2
Mar	793'2	781'0	782'6	-9'4
May	791'4	786'2	787'6	-9'4
Jul	794'2	784'2	786'4	-9'4

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Jul	707'4	696'2	696'2	-5'6
Sep	714'2	703'0	703'4	-5'2
Dec	728'0	716'4	716'4	-5'0
Mar	742'0	730'6	731'6	-5'2

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Sep	807'0	798'4	799'0	-5'6
Dec	813'2	805'2	805'4	-5'6
Mar	825'0	818'2	818'6	-6'0

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Sep	147.075	144.525	146.900	1.725
Oct	149.000	146.500	148.800	1.675
Nov	150.100	147.825	150.075	1.775

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Jun	121.000	119.150	120.950	1.450
Aug	119.600	118.000	119.600	1.025
Oct	123.175	121.625	123.175	1.100
Dec	125.175	123.600	125.175	1.150

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Jun	95.000	93.850	94.875	0.675
Jul	93.775	92.775	93.350	0.275
Aug	92.375	91.525	92.200	0.400
Oct	82.725	81.975	82.575	0.350


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