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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1245 AM CST MON DEC 19 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM          4    424 PM  64    1976  33    -29       36
  MINIMUM        -12    803 AM -16    1985  17    -29       19
                                      1983
  AVERAGE         -4                        25    -29       28

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1968   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.90  -0.22     3.82
  SINCE DEC 1      0.68                      0.90  -0.22     3.82
  SINCE JAN 1     33.80                     35.50  -1.70    43.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  2000   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       5.3   -1.9      0.7
  SINCE DEC 1      3.4                       5.3   -1.9      0.7
  SINCE JUL 1      3.4                       8.2   -4.8      7.6
  SNOW DEPTH       2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       69                        40     29       37
  MONTH TO DATE  754                       673     81      445
  SINCE DEC 1    754                       673     81      445
  SINCE JUL 1   1437                      1931   -494     1326

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1   1448                      1066    382     1211
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72           400 AM
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        58      1894
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -18      1884


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 19 2016......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST
DECEMBER 20 2016......SUNRISE   737 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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