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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
100 AM CST SUN JAN 8 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         23    307 PM  59    2003  31     -8       37       
  MINIMUM          8   1159 PM -25    1912  14     -6       34       
  AVERAGE         16                        22     -6       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1937   0.03  -0.03     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.23  -0.22     0.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.42                      1.65  -0.23     5.84    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.23  -0.22     0.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.1  1913   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.8   -1.7       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.9                      10.8   -6.9      7.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                      13.7   -9.8     14.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        42      7       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  326                       294     32      265       
  SINCE DEC 1   1486                      1503    -17     1150       
  SINCE JUL 1   2169                      2761   -592     2031       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        67      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -17      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2017.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2017.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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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