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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST THU DEC 3 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 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         37    448 PM  67    1973  39     -2       38
  MINIMUM         32    318 AM  -8    1886  22     10       11
  AVERAGE         35                        30      5       25

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.64 1893   0.05  -0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.11  -0.07     0.00
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.11  -0.07     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1     39.23                     34.71   4.52    40.96

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.6           8.0  1893   0.2    0.4      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       0.5    0.2      0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       0.5    0.2      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       3.4    4.2      5.8
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       30                        35     -5       40
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        69     -7       90
  SINCE DEC 1     62                        69     -7       90
  SINCE JUL 1    943                      1327   -384     1407

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM
 LOWEST     75           700 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        69      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1919


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  3 2015......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER  4 2015......SUNRISE   724 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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