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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         85    219 PM  99    1953  71     14       83       
  MINIMUM         60    645 AM  26    1942  50     10       61       
  AVERAGE         73                        60     13       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.06 1973   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      2.87   1.60     4.23    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.47                      2.87   1.60     4.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.64                     29.59   4.05    36.60    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        80    -62       77       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        80    -62       77       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        86    -66       79       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       110    133       98       
  SINCE SEP 1    243                       110    133       98       
  SINCE JAN 1   1195                      1049    146     1067       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      2002                    
                                             1981                    
                                             1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1984                    
                                             1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2015.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2015.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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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