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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1233 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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         52    331 PM  67    1998  38     14       35       
  MINIMUM         27    638 AM  -6    1886  21      6       24       
  AVERAGE         40                        30     10       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.46 1973   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.22  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.22  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.23                     34.82   4.41    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1897   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.1   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       1.1   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       4.0    3.6      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        35    -10       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       139    -23      161       
  SINCE DEC 1    116                       139    -23      161       
  SINCE JUL 1    997                      1397   -400     1478       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        67      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -6      1886                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2015......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2015......SUNRISE   726 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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