221 CDUS43 KDMX 291216 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 616 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 47 320 PM 69 1984 31 16 28 MINIMUM 30 204 AM -21 1924 15 15 21 AVERAGE 39 23 16 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.50 2015 0.04 -0.04 0.50 MONTH TO DATE 1.41 1.31 0.10 5.37 SINCE DEC 1 1.41 1.31 0.10 5.37 SINCE JAN 1 34.53 35.91 -1.38 44.56 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.4 2015 0.3 -0.3 5.4 MONTH TO DATE 3.8 8.2 -4.4 6.9 SINCE DEC 1 3.8 8.2 -4.4 6.9 SINCE JUL 1 3.8 11.1 -7.3 13.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 26 42 -16 40 MONTH TO DATE 1067 1083 -16 760 SINCE DEC 1 1067 1083 -16 760 SINCE JUL 1 1750 2341 -591 1641 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 400 AM LOWEST 42 200 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 2006 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -17 1917 1880 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2016......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST DECEMBER 30 2016......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$