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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
100 AM CST WED DEC 2 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 1 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         36    111 AM  66    1970  39     -3       18
  MINIMUM         30    739 AM  -8    1893  23      7       11
  AVERAGE         33                        31      2       15

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.08 1945   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.06  -0.06     0.00
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.06  -0.06     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1     39.19                     34.66   4.53    40.96

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.1           5.7  1985   0.3   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.3   -0.2      0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.1                       0.3   -0.2      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                       3.2    3.8      5.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       32                        34     -2       50
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        34     -2       50
  SINCE DEC 1     32                        34     -2       50
  SINCE JUL 1    913                      1292   -379     1367

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1   1211                      1066    145     1075
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM
 LOWEST     69           400 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        67      1973
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1886


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  2 2015......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER  3 2015......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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