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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
206 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         67    353 PM  92    1952  70     -3       70       
  MINIMUM         47    613 AM  26    1899  49     -2       58       
  AVERAGE         57                        59     -2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1911   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.25                      3.05   2.20     4.23    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.25                      3.05   2.20     4.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.42                     29.77   4.65    36.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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        8                         7      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        94    -66       78       
  SINCE SEP 1     28                        94    -66       78       
  SINCE JUL 1     30                       100    -70       80       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       113    130      105       
  SINCE SEP 1    243                       113    130      105       
  SINCE JAN 1   1195                      1052    143     1074       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2015.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2015.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 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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