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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
159 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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         83    118 PM  98    1937  74      9       74
  MINIMUM         66    951 AM  31    1995  52     14       49
  AVERAGE         75                        63     12       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.77 1961   0.09   0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      2.32   2.15     3.55
  SINCE SEP 1      4.47                      2.32   2.15     3.55
  SINCE JAN 1     33.64                     29.04   4.60    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        3
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        47    -29       72
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        47    -29       72
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        53    -33       74

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         2      8        0
  MONTH TO DATE  200                        98    102       71
  SINCE SEP 1    200                        98    102       71
  SINCE JAN 1   1152                      1037    115     1040
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1000 PM
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1892
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 23 2015.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 24 2015.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 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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