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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
147 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         89    230 PM  97    1931  76     13       68       
  MINIMUM         66    632 AM  38    1984  55     11       43       
  AVERAGE         78                        66     12       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.87 1914   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      1.72  -0.37     3.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.35                      1.72  -0.37     3.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.52                     28.44   2.08    35.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        25    -15       68       
  SINCE SEP 1     10                        25    -15       68       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        31    -19       70       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         3     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                        82     91       58       
  SINCE SEP 1    173                        82     91       58       
  SINCE JAN 1   1125                      1021    104     1027       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        95      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2015.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2015.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   

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




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