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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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    346 PM  92    1892  73      5       72       
  MINIMUM         67    606 AM  32    1983  52     15       54       
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.12 1935   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      2.42   2.05     3.55    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.47                      2.42   2.05     3.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.64                     29.14   4.50    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                         5     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        52    -34       74       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        52    -34       74       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        58    -38       76       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       100    108       71       
  SINCE SEP 1    208                       100    108       71       
  SINCE JAN 1   1160                      1039    121     1040       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1984                    
                                             1935                    
                                             1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2015.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2015.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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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