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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         75    345 PM  92    1931  74      1       85       
                                      1908                          
  MINIMUM         50    605 AM  33    1991  53     -3       62       
                                      1896                          
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.89 1894   0.11  -0.11     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.31                      2.13   2.18     3.55    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.31                      2.13   2.18     3.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.48                     28.85   4.63    35.92    
                                                                     
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        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        39    -21       68       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        39    -21       68       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        45    -25       70       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  188                        94     94       71       
  SINCE SEP 1    188                        94     94       71       
  SINCE JAN 1   1140                      1033    107     1040       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1995                    
                                             1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2015.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2015.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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