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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1230 AM CST WED DEC 9 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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   1250 PM  69    1946  36     15       47       
  MINIMUM         34    435 AM -14    1917  20     14       30       
  AVERAGE         43                        28     15       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 2009   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.43  -0.39      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.43  -0.39      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     39.23                     35.03   4.20    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.6  2009   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.2   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       2.2   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       5.1    2.5      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        37    -15       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       285    -76      272       
  SINCE DEC 1    209                       285    -76      272       
  SINCE JUL 1   1090                      1543   -453     1589       
                                                                     
 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     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
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    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        62      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -13      1919                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2015......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2015......SUNRISE   730 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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