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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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         78    311 PM  95    1937  74      4       73
  MINIMUM         55    618 AM  35    1995  53      2       55
                                      1918
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.59 1914   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.31                      2.23   2.08     3.55
  SINCE SEP 1      4.31                      2.23   2.08     3.55
  SINCE JAN 1     33.48                     28.95   4.53    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        0                         4     -4        1
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        43    -25       69
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        43    -25       69
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        49    -29       71

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE  190                        96     94       71
  SINCE SEP 1    190                        96     94       71
  SINCE JAN 1   1142                      1035    107     1040
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6


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    83           300 AM
 LOWEST     54           300 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        98      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 22 2015.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 23 2015.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 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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