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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1227 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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    204 PM  67    1975  37     15       42
  MINIMUM         35    757 AM  -6    1886  21     14       33
  AVERAGE         44                        29     15       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1982   0.05  -0.05      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.27  -0.23      T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.27  -0.23      T
  SINCE JAN 1     39.23                     34.87   4.36    40.96

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.4   -0.7      0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       1.4   -0.7      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       4.3    3.3      5.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       21                        36    -15       27
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       175    -38      188
  SINCE DEC 1    137                       175    -38      188
  SINCE JUL 1   1018                      1433   -415     1505

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM
 LOWEST     41           300 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        69      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -8      1882


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  6 2015......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER  7 2015......SUNRISE   727 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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