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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1238 AM CST THU DEC 10 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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         56    354 PM  62    1946  36     20       35       
  MINIMUM         35    759 AM -13    1919  20     15       23       
  AVERAGE         46                        28     18       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1907   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.48  -0.44      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.48  -0.44      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     39.23                     35.08   4.15    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.4  1885   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.5   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       2.5   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       5.4    2.2      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        37    -18       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       322    -94      308       
  SINCE DEC 1    228                       322    -94      308       
  SINCE JUL 1   1109                      1580   -471     1625       
                                                                     
 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 (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
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    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        66      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -19      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2015......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 11 2015......SUNRISE   731 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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