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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         51    313 PM  65    1894  36     15       39       
  MINIMUM         31    738 AM -17    1882  20     11       29       
  AVERAGE         41                        28     13       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.96 1892   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.38  -0.34      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.38  -0.34      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     39.23                     34.98   4.25    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1892   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.9   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       1.9   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       4.8    2.8      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        37    -13       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       248    -61      246       
  SINCE DEC 1    187                       248    -61      246       
  SINCE JUL 1   1068                      1506   -438     1563       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        69      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -14      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2015......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2015......SUNRISE   729 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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