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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST MON DEC 7 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         44   1103 AM  69    1939  37      7       44
  MINIMUM         34   1140 PM  -8    1882  21     13       31
  AVERAGE         39                        29     10       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.43 1994   0.05  -0.05      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.32  -0.28      T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.32  -0.28      T
  SINCE JAN 1     39.23                     34.92   4.31    40.96

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.5  1994   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.6   -0.9      0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       1.6   -0.9      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       4.5    3.1      5.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       26                        36    -10       27
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       211    -48      215
  SINCE DEC 1    163                       211    -48      215
  SINCE JUL 1   1044                      1469   -425     1532

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           800 PM
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        65      1894
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -17      1882


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  7 2015......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER  8 2015......SUNRISE   728 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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