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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         87    225 PM  95    1925  76     11       76       
  MINIMUM         72    927 AM  37    1901  55     17       54       
  AVERAGE         80                        65     15       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.41          1.52 1919   0.10   0.31     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.76                      1.82  -0.06     3.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.76                      1.82  -0.06     3.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.93                     28.54   2.39    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        28    -18       68       
  SINCE SEP 1     10                        28    -18       68       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        34    -22       70       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         3     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  188                        85    103       58       
  SINCE SEP 1    188                        85    103       58       
  SINCE JAN 1   1140                      1024    116     1027       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1916                    
                                             1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2015.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2015.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 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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